Written by
Wilberforce, William, British, 1759 - 1833
Macaulay, Zachary, British, 1768 - 1838
Published by
Greenwood Press, Inc., American, 1967 - 2008
Date
1823; republished 1969
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 1.6 cm)
Description
A 148-page hardbound book entitled Slavery in the West Indies. The entire cover is made of a brown woven material. The front and back covers are blank. The spine reads [SLAVERY IN THE WEST INDIES] vertically and includes the Negro Universities Publishing logo at the bottom. All text on the spine is gold. The original publication of this volume was in 1823. This book was reprinted in 1969 by Negro Universities Press, a division of Greenwood Publishing Press.
This book is composed of two separate essays compiled into one volume, as noted on the Contents page. The first essay is “An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies” written by William Wilberforce. The second essay is “Negro Slavery ; Or, a View of Some of the More Prominent Features of That State of Society, as It Exists in the United States of America and in the Colonies of the West Indies, especially Jamaica” by Zachary Macaulay.
There are no inscriptions or signatures anywhere on the object.
Place depicted
Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean, North and Central America
Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
Place printed
New York, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place
England, Europe
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
hardcover books
Topic
Activism
Agriculture
Antislavery
British colonialism
Colonialism
Law
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.1.261
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504c9581e-f0e7-4490-b2f5-43bfac2a8c46

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