Murder on the middle passage: the trial of Captain Kimber

On 2 April 1792, John Kimber, captain of the Bristol slave ship Recovery, was denounced in the House of Commons by William Wilberforce for flogging a fifteen-year old female slave to death. The story, caricatured in a contemporary Isaac Cruikshank print, raced across newspapers in Britain and Irelan...

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1. Verfasser: Rogers, Nicholas 1944- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Woodbridge The Boydell Press 2020
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Zusammenfassung:On 2 April 1792, John Kimber, captain of the Bristol slave ship Recovery, was denounced in the House of Commons by William Wilberforce for flogging a fifteen-year old female slave to death. The story, caricatured in a contemporary Isaac Cruikshank print, raced across newspapers in Britain and Ireland and was even reported in America. Soon after, Kimber was indicted for murder
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Ship shape, Bristol fashion -- The accusation -- The man and his crew -- The trial -- Abolition and revolution -- Afterthoughts
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 267 Seiten)
ISBN:9781787446946
DOI:10.1017/9781787446946

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