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Popular Politics and British Anti-Slavery: The Mobilisation of Public Opinion against the Slave Trade 1787-1807
Author(s): J.R. Oldfield (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 27 Feb. 2017
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 1138156892
- ISBN-13: 9781138156890
Book Description
In 1792, 400,000 people put their signature to petitions calling for the abolition of the slaves trade. This work explains how this remarkable expression of support for black people was organized and orchestrated, and how it contributed to the growth of popular politics in Britain.
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Oldfield, J.R.
