Scotland and the Abolition of Black Slavery, 1756-1838

by Iain Whyte and Ian Whyte

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748624333
• ISBN13: 9780748624331
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher