1838 EMANCIPATION in WEST INDIES 6 MONTHS TOUR ANTIGUA BARBADOES JAMAICA antique

img{max-width:100%}EMANCIPATION in the WEST INDIES SIX MONTHS TOUR in ANTIGUA, BARBADOES, and JAMAICA IN THE YEAR 1837 Thome, James Armstrong (1813-1873) and Joseph Horace Kimball Published by The American Anti-Slavery Society, New York, 1838 xi, [4], 16-489 pp. Size 4 3/4 by 7 1/2" Original embossed cloth binding Both covers are detached, spine damaged, some foxing Text in English ================================================== James Thome was the son of a Kentucky slaveholder. But, from early on, he harbored uneasy feelings about slavery, and in 1834, that uneasiness turned to unqualified abhorrence when as a theological student he attended an extended debate on the morality of slavery. Soon Thome was serving as a traveling agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society, and by 1837, he and a companion, Horace Kimball, were conducting a study for the society on the results of slave emancipation in the British West Indies. In the report on this trip, Emancipation in the West Indies, Thome and Kimball offered evidence that firmly refuted the prevailing belief among abolitionists that slavery could only be eliminated gradually because most slaves would need to be prepared for life in freedom. As a result, the American Anti-Slavery Society shifted from its advocacy of gradual emancipation to a demand for unconditional freedom without delay ===================== =============================== Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for the shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution