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Testimonies Concerning Slavery

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Testimonies Concerning Slavery
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Moncure Daniel Conway
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:154
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreSlavery and abolition of slavery
ISBN/Barcode 9781108026246
ClassificationsDewey:306.3620973
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 February 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Moncure Conway (1832-1907) was born on his family's plantation in Virginia, but became a committed abolitionist soon after he left college. He joined abolitionist rallies and moved from Methodism to the Unitarian ministry, eventually becoming a freethinker. Conway became increasingly isolated from his family as a result of his abolitionist activism, his marriage to an abolitionist, and the resettling of a group of his father's escaped slaves in Ohio during the civil war. This book was published in 1865, soon after he settled in Britain, where he lived for over 30 years, became a supporter of women's suffrage, and networked with intellectuals including Dickens, Carlyle, Lyell and Darwin. His description of the injustices of slavery, including the slave trading in the southern plantations that triggered the secession of southern states and the civil war, is set in the context of his personal experiences and his evolving ethical views.