Abolition!: The Struggle to Abolish Slavery in the British Colonies - Softcover

In Abolition! Richard Reddie provides a compelling account of the traffic in enslaved Africans and the struggle to bring it to an end within the British colonies. Writing as an African Caribbean British subject, he brings Africans very much into their own story, showing, for example, how they worked alongside their European counterparts to end slavery in all its forms. Beginning with an examination of Africa before the arrival of the Europeans, the book goes on to explore among other things: the growth of Britain's military power and the development of Chattel slavery, African resistance to slavery, how the slave trade helped to transform Britain into a leading, industrial nation, The origins of the anti-slave trade society, the growth and strategies of the abolitionists, why the slave trade was abolished in 1807, the years leading up to the abolition of slavery in the 1830s, the legacies of the slave trade. Abolition! Brings a crucial period of history vividly to life, challenging readers to confront the horrors of Britain's past and to celebrate the achievements of all those putting up resistance.