Advocates of Freedom
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Advocates of Freedom

African American Transatlantic Abolitionism in the British Isles

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Advocates of Freedom

African American Transatlantic Abolitionism in the British Isles

About this book

During the nineteenth century and especially after the Civil War, scores of black abolitionists like Frederick Douglass, Moses Roper and Ellen Craft travelled to England, Ireland, Scotland, and parts of rural Wales to educate the public on slavery. By sharing their oratorical, visual, and literary testimony to transatlantic audiences, African American activists galvanised the antislavery movement, which had severe consequences for former slaveholders, pro-slavery defenders, white racists, and ignorant publics. Their journeys highlighted not only their death-defying escapes from bondage but also their desire to speak out against slavery and white supremacy on foreign soil. Hannah-Rose Murray explores the radical transatlantic journeys formerly enslaved individuals made to the British Isles, and what light they shed on our understanding of the abolitionist movement. She uncovers the reasons why activists visited certain locations, how they adapted to the local political and social climate, and what impact their activism had on British society.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Dedication and Trigger Warning
  10. Introduction: ''To Tell the Truth'': African American Activism in the British Isles 1835-1895
  11. 1 ''It Is Time for the Slaves to Speak'': Moses Roper, White Networks, and ''Lying Inventions'' 1835-1855
  12. 2 ''All the Bloody Paraphernalia of Slavery'': Frederick Douglass' Performative Strategies on the Victorian Stage
  13. 3 ''[They Have] Not Ceased to Hold My Hand Since'': Frederick Douglass, Print Culture, and Abolitionist Networks
  14. 4 To ''Frighten the Hyena Out of His Ferocity'': Black Activism in Britain 1850-1860
  15. 5 ''I Would Much Rather Starve in England, a Free Woman, Than Be a Slave'': Black Women and Adaptive Resistance 1850-1865
  16. 6 ''Have No Fellowship I Pray You, with These Merciless Menstealers'': Black Activism, the Confederacy, and Scientific Racism during the Civil War 1861-1865
  17. 7 ''My Name Is Not Tom'': Josiah Henson, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Adaptive Resistance after the Civil War 1876-1877
  18. 8 ''The Black People's Side of the Story'': Ida B. Wells and the Anti-lynching Crusade in Britain 1893-1894
  19. Conclusion: ''To Tell the Story of the Slave'': The Legacy of African American Transatlantic Resistance
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index