Proslavery Collaborations Between British Outport and Metropole: The Rise of the Glasgow–West India Interest, 1775–1838.
In: Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History, Jg. 51 (2023-08-01), Heft 4, S. 601-643
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This article provides the first systematic exploration of pro-slavery collaborations between British outport and metropole from the American War of Independence in 1775 to the abolition of plantation slavery in 1834–1838. Examination of a group of individuals commercially involved with the Caribbean trades including absentee planters, merchants, merchant-proprietors and returned sojourners – described here as the 'Glasgow-West India interest' – as well as the institutions to which they belonged, provides insights around three key themes. Firstly, what was the relative strength of pro-slavery groups and individuals in Glasgow from 1775 to 1838? Secondly, to what extent, and in what ways, did pro-slavery groups and individuals in Glasgow interact with other outport organisations and especially the London Society of West India Planters and Merchants, the most powerful pro-slavery lobbying group in the British Atlantic world? Thirdly, since pro-slavery groups could not prevent either abolition or emancipation, was lobbying of any benefit to relevant individuals? This article contends that the influence of the Glasgow-West India interest increased after 1778, that this group became a cornerstone of the British pro-slavery cause up to emancipation in 1834, and in turn some accumulated nationally significant fortunes in the abolition eras. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Proslavery Collaborations Between British Outport and Metropole: The Rise of the Glasgow–West India Interest, 1775–1838.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Mullen, Stephen |
Zeitschrift: | Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History, Jg. 51 (2023-08-01), Heft 4, S. 601-643 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0308-6534 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1080/03086534.2023.2166390 |
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