Scotland and the abolition of black slavery, 1756-1838 - Whyte, Iain (Edinburgh University Press, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references and index
This volume uses contemporary sources to demonstrate the contribution of Scots to the abolition of slavery. It starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedom in Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838
Cover -- COVER -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- FIGURES -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 BLACK SLAVES IN SCOTLAND AND BAPTISM -- 2 THE LORDS AND THE PROFITS -- WEST INDIAN COMMERCE AND THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT -- 3 PULPITS, PRESBYTERIES AND PETITIONS ON THE TRADE -- 4 LONDON SCOTS IN THE MOVEMENT FOR ABOLITION -- 5 UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN EUROPE AND SCOTS COUNTERVOICES ON EMANCIPATION -- 6 COMING OUT OF SIN -- THE ROAD FROM MITIGATION TO THE CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ABOLITION -- 7 EVANGELISM IN JAMAICA, THEOLOGY IN SCOTLAND, BUT FREEDOM DEFERRED -- 8 EYES ON THE PRIZE -- FOCUS, FAITH AND FERVOUR -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Last Page