Scotland and the abolition of black slavery, 1756-1838
Whyte, Iain2006
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Summary: This volume uses contemporary sources to demonstrate the contribution of Scots to the abolition of slavery. It 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.
Main title:
Scotland and the abolition of black slavery, 1756-1838 / Iain Whyte.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2006.
Collation:
vii, 278 p. : ill., map, ports ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 257-269.
ISBN:
07486243339780748624331
Dewey class:
326.8'09411'09033326.809411326.80941109033941.07326.941362.809411
Local class:
326.80941326A94 (WHY)326.809.411
Language:
English
Related title:
Scotland and the abolition of black slavery, 1756-1838 [eBook]Scotland and the abolition of black slavery, 1756-1838 [electronic resource]
Subject:
Slavery -- Public opinion -- Scotland -- History -- 18th centurySlavery -- Public opinion -- Scotland -- History -- 19th centuryPublic opinion -- Scotland -- History -- 18th centuryPublic opinion -- Scotland -- History -- 19th centurySlavery and the church -- Scotland -- History -- 18th centurySlavery and the church -- Scotland -- History -- 19th centuryAntislavery movements -- Scotland -- History -- 18th centuryAntislavery movements -- Scotland -- History -- 19th centuryScotland -- History 1707-1837Scotland -- History -- Slavery
BRN:
93505