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White debt : the Demerara Uprising and Britain's legacy of slavery

Harding, Thomas, 1968- author

2022

Overview

When Thomas Harding discovered that his mother's family had made money from the slave plantations worked by people of African descent, what began as an interrogation into the choices of his ancestors soon became a quest to learn more about Britain's role in slavery. It was a history that he knew surprisingly little about -- the myth that we are often taught in schools is that Britain's role in slavery was as the abolisher, but the reality is much more sinister. In \"White Debt\", Harding vividly brings to life the story of the uprising by enslaved people that took place in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana) in the Caribbean in 1823. It started on a small sugar plantation called \"Success\" and grew to become a key trigger in the abolition of slavery across the empire. We see the uprising through the eyes of four people: the enslaved man Jack Gladstone, the missionary John Smith, the colonist John Cheveley, and the politician and slaveholder John Gladstone, father of a future Prime Minister. Charting the lead-up to the uprising right through to the courtroom drama that came about as a consequence, through this one event we see the true impact of years of unimaginable cruelty and incredible courage writ large

• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Subject: Harding, Thomas, 1968- Family. / Gladstone, Jack, active 1823. / Smith, John, approximately 1735-1824. / Cheveley, John Castelfranc, 1795-1870. / Gladstone, John, Sir, 1764-1851. / Smith, John, 1792?-1824. / Cheveley, John Castelfranc, 1795-1870 / Gladstone, John, Sir, 1764-1851 / Harding, Thomas, 1968- / Smith, John, 1792?-1824 / Smith, John, approximately 1735-1824 / 1800-1966 / Slavery Guyana Demerara History. / Slavery Great Britain History. / Slavery Great Britain History 19th century. / Enslaved persons Guyana Demerara Social conditions 19th century. / Slavery Great Britain Colonies History 19th century. / Slave rebellions Guyana History 19th century. / Sugarcane industry Guyana Demerara History 19th century. / Antislavery movements Great Britain History 19th century. / Révoltes d'esclaves Guyana Histoire 19e siècle. / Antislavery movements / Families / Slave rebellions / Slavery / Slavery British colonies / Enslaved persons Social conditions / Sugarcane industry / Society. / Society & culture: general. / Colonialism & imperialism. / Slavery & abolition of slavery. / Ethnic studies. / Caribbean islands. / History of the Americas. / Relating to ethnic minorities & groups. / Demerara History 19th century. / Guyana History 1803-1966. / Guyana Histoire 1803-1966. / Great Britain / Guyana / Guyana Demerara
• ISBN: 9781474621052, 1474621058, 9781474621045, 147462104X

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