African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition

Testimonies from the 19th-century

Richard Anderson (University of Aberdeen, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
09 January 2025

African history; Slavery & abolition of slavery

This unique and rich collection of narratives, written or dictated by formerly enslaved Africans between 1820 and 1876, offers a rare snapshot of African voices in the history of slavery. Including narratives from the Atlantic and Indian Ocean trades, as well as testimonies from enslaved people who never left the African continent, it expands the chronological and geographical scope of known accounts of enslavement, highlights the few but important women’s narratives and provides thoughtful analysis and context about internal enslavement, the slave trade and the process of liberation.

Made up of 32 narratives, each carefully contextualised and introduced, this volume comprises some of the most substantial and previously unpublished accounts of the slave trade in the archives of the Church Missionary and Methodist Missionary Societies. Bringing new testimonies to light and enriching our understanding of enslaved voices, African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition is an important and much-needed contribution to the ‘biographical turn’ and study of the slave trade.

By: Richard Anderson (University of Aberdeen UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350459656
ISBN 10: 1350459658
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 09 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Glossary Introduction: African voices in missionary archives Part I: West Africa and the Atlantic Trade Josiah Yamsey David Noah Matthew Thomas Harding John Attarra Joseph Boston May Charles Harding George Thompson James Will John Campbell Joseph Wright Joseph Right James Gerber Thomas King James Barber Peter Wilson Susannah Bola William Doherty Part II: Enslavement in Africa Awa Daniel Dopemu Jack Macumba John Cupidon Mary Ann Gay John Gum Part III: East Africa and the Indian Ocean Trade George David William Henry Jones Ishmael Semler James Deimler Paul Deimler Lewis Brenn David Rebmann Cecil Mabruki Duiah William Further reading Appendix 1: Maps Appendix 2: Images

Richard Anderson is Lecturer in the History of Slavery at the University of Aberdeen, UK. His teaching and research encompasses African, Atlantic and Indian Ocean histories of enslaved and free Africans, the history of the slave trade and its abolition, and the history of bonded and unfree labour in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Reviews for African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition: Testimonies from the 19th-century

This meticulously curated collection makes an important contribution to scholarship on the lives of enslaved and formerly enslaved people. Bringing together a diverse range of firsthand narrative accounts of slavery in Africa, this book centres African voices and experiences within the complex, interwoven histories of slavery, abolition, missions and empire. An indispensable resource for scholars and students alike. * Maeve Ryan, Reader in History & Foreign Policy, Dept. Of War Studies, King's College London, UK *