Bo Peep
25-09-2007, 09:18 PM
Documents on African enslavement, abolition and emancipation from 1562 to 1867. Published Sept 2007. By Todd Gray. Paperback. Black and white. 242 pages including illustrations of 36 black and white engravings.
Todd Gray examines the role of Devon in African slavery. He uses documents from in local and national archives which inform us about the ways this became part of the county's history. The main themes include slaving voyages (Sir John Hawkins), plantation accounts and the efforts made to bring about abolition and emancipation as well as a number of others which are unexpected and surprising. This book is available from Stevens Books at the Parish Chest (http://www.parishchest.com/en-gb/dept_4816.html).
Todd Gray examines the role of Devon in African slavery. He uses documents from in local and national archives which inform us about the ways this became part of the county's history. The main themes include slaving voyages (Sir John Hawkins), plantation accounts and the efforts made to bring about abolition and emancipation as well as a number of others which are unexpected and surprising. This book is available from Stevens Books at the Parish Chest (http://www.parishchest.com/en-gb/dept_4816.html).