British Slavery and Its Abolition: 1823-1838
"British Slavery and Its Abolition, 1823-1838" provides a comprehensive historical analysis of the final stages of the slave system within the British Empire and the tumultuous journey toward emancipation. Author William Law Mathieson examines the critical fifteen-year period that saw the shift from efforts at amelioration to the total legal dismantling of slavery in the West Indian colonies.
The work delves into the intricate political struggles in the British Parliament, the influence of humanitarian and religious movements, and the economic pressures that shaped colonial policy. Mathieson offers a detailed account of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 and the subsequent apprenticeship system, which served as a controversial transition period for formerly enslaved people. By utilizing parliamentary records and colonial correspondence, the text explores the perspectives of both the plantocracy and the abolitionists, while providing insight into the social conditions of the Caribbean during this era of transformation.
This study is a significant contribution to the history of the British Empire and the global abolitionist movement. "British Slavery and Its Abolition, 1823-1838" remains an essential resource for understanding the legislative, social, and economic complexities involved in ending one of history's most oppressive institutions.
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