Slavery and the birth of working-class racism in England, 1814-1833

This paper examines racist discourse in radical print culture from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the passing of the Abolition of Slavery Act in Britain. Acknowledging the heterogeneity of working-class ideology during the period, it demonstrates that some radical writers actively sought to dehum...

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Main Author: Hanley, R
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016