First published in 1839, this work was edited by the evangelist and
noted abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-95). It is an
extensive collection of first-hand testimony and narratives by
slaveholders describing the facts and highlighting the cruelty of
the slave trade. One of the most influential books of the
anti-slavery movement, it aimed to document the current condition
of slaves in the United States, covering all aspects of their
lives, in order to further the abolition movement. Weld presents
accounts of slaves' food, clothing, living conditions, working
hours, and their punishments and suffering. This is interspersed
with personal narratives from contributors which corroborate each
other, presented in a detached, unsensational manner. Great pains
were taken in compiling this work to emphasise the trustworthy
nature of Weld's contributors so that there could be no doubt of
the authenticity of their claims and the need for an end to
slavery.
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