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Amikae

By Patrick Ismond

Amikae

By Patrick Ismond

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It is the mid-eighteenth century, a time of fundamental social change. Whilst English ships journey to Africa to purchase slaves for the overseas colonies, its black residents face perilous lives. With their free status neither presumed nor guaranteed under English law, they risk being captured and taken aboard waiting slaver ships, by gangs that roam the streets. But the humanitarians are fighting back. Increasing numbers work tirelessly to abolish the slave trade, and generally improve the condition of the poor.
AMIKAE SINLEY, a young slave, has been purchased from a St Kitts plantation and brought to England, to wait on an aristocratic lady. At first, his London life is one of relative privilege; but as he is drawn to the abolitionist movement, the circumstances of the most vulnerable Londoners force him to confront himself, and his priorities...
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
246
Release Date:
2025-08-14
Publication Date:
2025-08-14
Publisher:
Patrick Ismond
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1919192204
ISBN13:
9781919192208
Weight:
405 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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