Rites of August First: Emancipation Day in the Black Atlantic World - Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World - Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie - Books - Louisiana State University Press - 9780807143643 - December 30, 2011
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Rites of August First: Emancipation Day in the Black Atlantic World - Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World

Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie

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Rites of August First: Emancipation Day in the Black Atlantic World - Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World

“August First Day” became the most important annual celebration of emancipation among people of African descent in the northern US, the British Caribbean, Canada West, and the UK and played a critical role in popular mobilization against American slavery. J. R. Kerr-Ritchie provides the first detailed analysis of this important commemoration.


296 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 30, 2011
ISBN13 9780807143643
Publishers Louisiana State University Press
Pages 296
Dimensions 152 × 226 × 22 mm   ·   333 g
Language English  

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