Product Description: Contains primary texts relating to the British slave trade in the 17th and 18th century. The first volume contains two 18th-century texts covering the slave trade in Africa. Volume two focuses on the work of the Royal African company, and volumes three and four focus on the abolitionists' struggle...read more

Product Description: In 1792 around 400,000 people put their signatures to petitions calling for the abolition of the slave trade. This text explains how this expression of support was organised and orchestrated, and how it contributed to the growth of popular politics in Britain...read more

Product Description: In 1792, 400,000 people put their signature to petitions calling for the abolition of the slaves trade. This work explains how this remarkable expression of support for black people was organized and orchestrated, and how it contributed to the growth of popular politics in Britain...read more