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Proslavery Britain

Fighting for Slavery in an Era of Abolition
By:Paula E. Dumas
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137578204
eText ISBN:9781137558589
Edition:0
Copyright:2016
Format:Page Fidelity

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This book tells the untold story of the fight to defend slavery in the British Empire. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from art, poetry, and literature, to propaganda, scientific studies, and parliamentary papers, Proslavery Britain explores the many ways in which slavery's defenders helped shape the processes of abolition and emancipation. It finds that proslavery arguments and rhetoric were carefully crafted to justify slavery, defend the colonies, and attack the abolition movement at the height of the slavery debates.