The Great Abolition Sham - The True Story of the End of the British Slave Trade (Hardcover)

Britons may very well never be slaves, but British rule certainly meant slavery for others. Michael Jordan's book explores the personalities and the issues behind the movement to abolish first the slave trade and later the condition of slavery. When the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade was formed in 1787, the trade was at its height, with slave-grown goods flowing around the world and personal wealth accumulating for those who were involved in the trade. Within twenty years the abolitionists had achieved their aim. It is a dramatic and suspenseful story, with opposition from expected and unexpected quarters and internal squabbling and falling-out. MP William Wilberforce brought in a Private Member's Bill for the abolition of the slave trade every year for eighteen years, but it was the movement on the ground that turned public opinion. Yet still to come was the difficult struggle to abolish the condition of slavery.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2005
Authors:	Michael Jordan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-3490-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-7509-3490-5
Barcode:	9780750934909

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