{"product_id":"testimonies-concerning-slavery-paperback-9781108026246","title":"Testimonies Concerning Slavery (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108026246","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTestimonies Concerning Slavery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1865 book describes how the son of a wealthy slaveholder became an abolitionist after witnessing the injustices of slavery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMoncure Daniel Conway (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108026246, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e154 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.9 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMoncure Conway (1832–1907) was born on his family's plantation in Virginia, but became a committed abolitionist soon after he left college. He joined abolitionist rallies and moved from Methodism to the Unitarian ministry, eventually becoming a freethinker. Conway became increasingly isolated from his family as a result of his abolitionist activism, his marriage to an abolitionist, and the resettling of a group of his father's escaped slaves in Ohio during the civil war. This book was published in 1865, soon after he settled in Britain, where he lived for over 30 years, became a supporter of women's suffrage, and networked with intellectuals including Dickens, Carlyle, Lyell and Darwin. His description of the injustices of slavery, including the slave trading in the southern plantations that triggered the secession of southern states and the civil war, is set in the context of his personal experiences and his evolving ethical views.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroductory note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Early recollections\u003cbr\u003e 2. Treatment of slaves\u003cbr\u003e 3. The slave-whipper\u003cbr\u003e 4. The slave-harvest\u003cbr\u003e 5. Misgivings\u003cbr\u003e 6. Methodism\u003cbr\u003e 7. Northward\u003cbr\u003e 8. Slavery logical\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Negro\u003cbr\u003e 10. The abolitionists\u003cbr\u003e 11. Secession illegal\u003cbr\u003e 12. The comparative treatment of Negroes in the North and in the South\u003cbr\u003e 13. The parted sea\u003cbr\u003e 14. The probabilities of Northern success\u003cbr\u003e 15. An address to the English people.\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":"Default Title","offer_id":46266009452824,"sku":"9781108026246","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108026246i_f9b9bb19-d20e-4229-9720-53e74390f189.jpg?v=1694873402","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/testimonies-concerning-slavery-paperback-9781108026246","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}