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. Contemporary documents and periodicals
reveal a groundswell of revulsion to what was described as "the
horrible traffik in humans". Petitions to Parliament came from
remote islands in Shetland as well as from large public meetings in
cities. In a land steeped in religion, ministers and church leaders
took the lead in giving theological support to the cause of
abolition. The contributions of five London Scots who were pivotal
to the campaign throughout Britain are set against opposition to
abolition from many Scots with commercial interests in the slave
trade and the sugar plantations. Missionaries and miners, trades
guilds and lawyers all played their parts in challenging slavery.
Many of their struggles and frustrations are detailed for the first
time in an assessment of the unique contribution made by Scotland
and the Scots to the destruction of an institution whose effects
are still with us today.
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