Rites of August First
Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie
Louisiana State University Press, 2011
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“August First Day” became the most important annual celebration of emancipation among people of African descent in the northern US, the British Caribbean, Canada West, and the UK and played a critical role in popular mobilization against American slavery. J.R. Kerr-Ritchie provides the first detailed analysis of this important commemoration.
- ISBN-13
- 9780807143643
- ISBN-10
- 0807143642
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Year
- 2011
- Publication date
- 2011-12-19
- Pages
- 296
- Dimensions
- 226x152x22
- Weight
- 333