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African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition: Testimonies from the 19th-century

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African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition: Testimonies from the 19th-century

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ISBN:
9781350459649
Publication Date:
12 Dec 2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Pages:
240 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 29 - 31 Jan 2025
African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition: Testimonies from the 19th-century

Description

This unique and rich collection of narratives, written or dictated by formerly enslaved Africans between 1820 and 1876, offers a rare snapshot of African voices in the history of slavery. Including narratives from the Atlantic and Indian Ocean trades, as well as testimonies from enslaved people who never left the African continent, it expands the chronological and geographical scope of known accounts of enslavement, highlights the few but important women's narratives and provides thoughtful analysis and context about internal enslavement, the slave trade and the process of liberation. Made up of 32 narratives, each carefully contextualised and introduced, this volume comprises some of the most substantial and previously unpublished accounts of the slave trade in the archives of the Church Missionary and Methodist Missionary Societies. Bringing new testimonies to light and enriching our understanding of enslaved voices, African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition is an important and much-needed contribution to the 'biographical turn' and study of the slave trade.

Contents

Glossary Introduction: African voices in missionary archives Part I: West Africa and the Atlantic Trade Josiah Yamsey David Noah Matthew Thomas Harding John Attarra Joseph Boston May Charles Harding George Thompson James Will John Campbell Joseph Wright Joseph Right James Gerber Thomas King James Barber Peter Wilson Susannah Bola William Doherty Part II: Enslavement in Africa Awa Daniel Dopemu Jack Macumba John Cupidon Mary Ann Gay John Gum Part III: East Africa and the Indian Ocean Trade George David William Henry Jones Ishmael Semler James Deimler Paul Deimler Lewis Brenn David Rebmann Cecil Mabruki Duiah William Further reading Appendix 1: Maps Appendix 2: Images

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