![]() |
|
Product Description
From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history -- the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire. In early 1787, twelve men -- a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery -- came together in a London printing shop and began the world's first grass-roots movement, battling for the rights of people on another continent. Masterfully stoking public opinion, the movement's leaders pioneered a variety of techniques that have been adopted by citizens' movements ever since, from consumer boycotts to wall posters and lapel buttons to celebrity endorsements. A deft chronicle of this groundbreaking antislavery crusade and its powerful enemies, Bury the Chains gives a little-celebrated human rights watershed its due at last.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
- King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
- Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
- Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age
- The Classic Slave Narratives
- Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
- Modern Slavery: A Global Perspective
- To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
- The Unquiet Ghost: Russians Remember Stalin
- Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays
- The A Game: Nine Steps To Better Grades
*If this is not the "Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link