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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
Rites of August First: Emancipation Day in the Black Atlantic World - Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World
Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie
“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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