{"product_id":"advocates-of-freedom-african-american-transatlantic-abolitionism-in-the-british-isles-paperback-9781108720410","title":"Advocates of Freedom; African American Transatlantic Abolitionism in the British Isles (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108720410","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAdvocates of Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAfrican American Transatlantic Abolitionism in the British Isles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA transatlantic study focusing on African American resistance through unexplored oratorical and performative testimony in the British Isles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHannah-Rose Murray (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108720410, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e387 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.627 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a marvelous recovery of the panoply of events, networks, strategies, performances, and tropes that abolitionists employed to convince and capture audiences abroad. In a wealth of detail drawn from local newspapers, Murray examines and deconstructs the 'performative strategies' of a variety of Black abolitionists - performances, she notes, that were created and managed out of the experience of slavery engaging with the expectations and preconceptions of white European audiences.' J. A. Jaffe, CHOICE\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: 'To Tell The Truth': African American activism in the British Isles 1835–1895\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'It Is Time For The Slaves to Speak': Moses Roper, white networks and 'Lying Inventions' 1835–1855\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'All the Bloody Paraphernalia of Slavery': Frederick Douglass' performative strategies on the Victorian stage\u003cbr\u003e 3. '[They Have] Not Ceased to Hold My Hand Since': Frederick Douglass, print culture and abolitionist networks\u003cbr\u003e 4. To 'Frighten The Hyena Out Of His Ferocity': black activism in Britain 1850–1860\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'I Would Much Rather Starve In England, A Free Woman, Than Be A Slave': black women and adaptive resistance 1850–1865\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'Have No Fellowship I Pray You, With These Merciless Menstealers': black activism, the Confederacy and scientific racism during the Civil War 1861–1865\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'My Name is Not Tom': Josiah Henson, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and adaptive resistance after the Civil War 1876–1877\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'The Black People's Side Of The Story': Ida B. Wells and the anti-lynching crusade in Britain 1893–1894\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'To Tell the Story of the Slave': the legacy of African American transatlantic resistance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Slavery \u0026amp; abolition of slavery [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Slavery \u0026amp; abolition of slavery\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Slavery%20\u0026amp;%20abolition%20of%20slavery%20%5BHBTS%5D%22\"\u003eHBTS\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978372866328,"sku":"9781108720410","price":22.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108720410i_74c72d12-6cd0-47fe-ad11-b998e9d29d81.jpg?v=1696718034","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/advocates-of-freedom-african-american-transatlantic-abolitionism-in-the-british-isles-paperback-9781108720410","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}