TY - GEN T1 - Scotland and the abolition of black slavery, 1756-1838 A1 - Whyte, Iain LA - English PP - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press YR - 2006 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm71000494 AB - Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been sufficiently recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedom in Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838. Contemporary documents and periodicals reveal a groundswell of revulsion to what was described as the horrible traffik in humans". Petitions to Parliament came from remote islands in Shetland as well as from large public meetings in cities. In a land steeped in religion, ministers and church leaders took the lead in giving theological support to the cause of abolition. The contributions of five London Scots who were pivotal to the campaign throughout Britain are set against opposition to abolition from many Scots with commercial interests in the slave trade and the sugar plantations. Missionaries and miners, trades guilds and lawyers all played their parts in challenging slavery. Many of their struggles and frustrations are detailed for the first time in an assessment of the unique contribution made by Scotland and the Scots to the destruction of an institution whose effects are still with us today. OP - 278 CN - HT1163 .W49 2006eb SN - 0748626999 SN - 9780748626991 SN - 1280538465 SN - 9781280538469 SN - 9780748672196 SN - 0748672192 SN - 0748624333 SN - 0748624325 SN - 9780748624324 SN - 9780748624331 KW - Antislavery movements : Scotland : History : 18th century. KW - Antislavery movements : Scotland : History : 19th century. KW - Public opinion : Scotland : History : 18th century. KW - Public opinion : Scotland : History : 19th century. KW - Slavery and the church : Scotland : History : 18th century. KW - Slavery and the church : Scotland : History : 19th century. KW - Slavery : Scotland : Public opinion : History : 18th century. KW - Slavery : Scotland : Public opinion : History : 19th century. KW - Mouvements antiesclavagistes : Écosse : Histoire : 18e siècle. KW - Mouvements antiesclavagistes : Écosse : Histoire : 19e siècle. KW - Opinion publique : Écosse : Histoire : 18e siècle. KW - Opinion publique : Écosse : Histoire : 19e siècle. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Slavery. KW - HISTORY : Europe : Great Britain. KW - Antislavery movements KW - Public opinion KW - Slavery and the church KW - Slavery : Public opinion KW - Scotland KW - Abolitionismus KW - Schottland KW - 1700-1899 KW - Geschichte 1756-1838 KW - Electronic books. KW - History ER -