Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves (Paperback)

from jen.e.moore

Somewhat slow and tedious to read (there are lots of names, many of them entirely unfamiliar), but enlightening in one aspect at least. This book does an excellent job of getting across just how normative slavery was at the time the abolition movement started. Even freed slaves who had been promi...

from abrbookbag

Very readable story of the various groups, mostly Quakers, working to abolish the slave trade in England. Follows various people from activist Thomas Clarkson, politician William Wilberforce, eccentric musician and radical Granville Sharp and ex-slave Equiano over several decades as they changed ...

from rivkat

The story of the abolition movement in England, including its invention/first successful use of several common propaganda techniques (including political logos), and how it went from attacking the slave trade to attacking all slavery. Reminding me of the Cold War uses of the civil rights movement...

from jorgearanda

A very readable, accessible, and inspiring narrative of the British abolition movement and the characters behind it.

from grheault

Worthwhile story of surprisingly early citizen social activisim (1780's!!) on behalf of an unpopular cause. I found the book hard to follow, hard to engage, sketchy characters bouncing all over the place perhaps, little to grab onto. I was surprised by sugar boycotts, petition signature drives, t...