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Advocates of Freedom - African American Transatlantic Abolitionism in the British Isles (Hardcover)
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Advocates of Freedom - African American Transatlantic Abolitionism in the British Isles (Hardcover)
Series: Slaveries since Emancipation
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During the nineteenth century and especially after the Civil War,
scores of black abolitionists like Frederick Douglass, Moses Roper
and Ellen Craft travelled to England, Ireland, Scotland, and parts
of rural Wales to educate the public on slavery. By sharing their
oratorical, visual, and literary testimony to transatlantic
audiences, African American activists galvanised the antislavery
movement, which had severe consequences for former slaveholders,
pro-slavery defenders, white racists, and ignorant publics. Their
journeys highlighted not only their death-defying escapes from
bondage but also their desire to speak out against slavery and
white supremacy on foreign soil. Hannah-Rose Murray explores the
radical transatlantic journeys formerly enslaved individuals made
to the British Isles, and what light they shed on our understanding
of the abolitionist movement. She uncovers the reasons why
activists visited certain locations, how they adapted to the local
political and social climate, and what impact their activism had on
British society.
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