This book examines anti-slavery activities in the
cities of Liverpool and Manchester, and their shared
hinterland from 1787 to 1834. The changing economic
and social structures of the region provide a
backdrop to consider activities during the campaign
against the slave trade up to 1807, and the campaign
for emancipation, which achieved success in 1834.
Existing theories of economic decline and economic
sacrifice to explain Britains abandoning of the
slave system do not fully explain the campaigns
success. This work explores the complex interplay of
commercial, religious and...