Scotland and the Abolition of Black Slavery, 1756-1838

Iain (former University Chaplain and occasional lecturer, University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh) Whyte

Edinburgh University Press, 2006

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Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been sufficiently recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedomin Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838.

ISBN-13
9780748624331
ISBN-10
0748624333
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2006
Publication date
2006-06-21
Pages
256
Dimensions
160x234x19
Weight
428