Slavery in the Caribbean - resistance and abolition
An overview of the methods used by the abolitionists, such as the famous poster of the slave ship 鈥楤rookes鈥�. The case of a slave, who fled from her owner and eventually published an account of her life, is also examined. The stories of former slaves are assessed as a factor in the anti-slavery campaign. So are the campaigns in Parliament and the violent actions of slaves such as Sharpe's Revolt in Jamaica in 1831.
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