{"product_id":"proscription-by-degrees-the-abolition-of-the-slave-trade-to-the-united-states-paperback-softback-9781009597920","title":"Proscription by Degrees; The Abolition of the Slave Trade to the United States (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009597920","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProscription by Degrees\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Abolition of the Slave Trade to the United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA thorough and multi-layered account of the abolition of the slave trade to the United States.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKenneth Morgan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009597920, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.483 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'Proscription By Degrees is the most significant addition to scholarship on the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to have appeared in a great many years. Morgan's excellent book will become required reading for everyone interested in this subject.' Simon P. Newman, Professor Emeritus, University of Glasgow. He is the author of Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Kenneth Morgan provides the most comprehensive account of the abolition of the slave trade to the United States since W. E. B. Du Bois's 1896 The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America, 1638–1870. Utilising a wider range of resources and exploring the economic, social, moral and political considerations, Morgan creates a multi-layered account that explains why abolition was a protracted affair that proceeded by degrees over nearly half a century. He appraises the role of abolitionist individuals, groups and societies in bringing abolition to the forefront of public discussion across North America, and the decisive role of the US Constitution and the Constitutional Convention that eventually led to proscription in 1808, which made abolition constitutionally possible.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: 1. Colonial restrictions on the slave trade, 1700–1774\u003cbr\u003e 2. The slave trade and revolutionary North America, 1774–1787\u003cbr\u003e 3. The US constitution, the debates over ratification, and the slave trade, 1787–1788\u003cbr\u003e 4. Opposition to the slave trade in the early national period, 1789–1802\u003cbr\u003e 5. Final controversies over the US slave trade, 1803–1807\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":"Brand New","offer_id":52415666454808,"sku":"9781009597920","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009597920i.jpg?v=1784421244","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/proscription-by-degrees-the-abolition-of-the-slave-trade-to-the-united-states-paperback-softback-9781009597920","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}