Scotland and the abolition of black slavery : 1756 - 1838

Scotland and the abolition of black slavery 1756 - 1838

Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedom in Scotland in 1756; and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in...

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1. Verfasser: Whyte, Iain (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh Univ. Press 2006
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Geschichte 1700-1800 > Geschichte 1800-1900 > Geschichte 1756-1838 > Geschichte > Sklaverei > Antislavery movements > History > Public opinion > Slavery and the church > Slavery > Abolitionismus > Schottland
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Zusammenfassung:Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedom in Scotland in 1756; and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838.
Beschreibung:VII, 278 S.
Ill.
ISBN:9780748624324
978-0-7486-2432-4
0748624333
0-7486-2433-3
9780748624331
978-0-7486-2433-1
0748624325
0-7486-2432-5