We also read about how the British Parliament worked. We learned that through certain requirements people who chosen for candidates. Through these candidates the Agency Anti-Slavery Committee was formed to continue the efforts of the complete banish of slavery. This Committee also spread fear of revolt to the remaining slave owner because the touched many people with what they say and spread about slavery. It took about five years to completely release all people from slavery. Finally ending in the last 1830's.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Summary of Pages 324-354/365-366
In these pages in Bury the Chains, Adam Hochschild went with the continued theme of abolishing everything that has to do with slavery. Elizabeth Heyrick was a woman introduced in the these pages who wanted to create a boycott. In this boycott was to get everyone to stop buying the goods created by slaves. This boycott was effected because of the heavy support that the woman gave her.
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