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Selected Works of Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie
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Reflections on the Bicentennial of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade
The Journal of African American History (2008)
  • Dr. Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie, Howard University
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Abstract
In March 2007, I visited the United Kingdom to present two conference papers on black abolitionists in the Atlantic world. Both talks drew upon my recently published book Rites of August First: Emancipation Day in the Black Atlantic World (2007). I also planned to use this trip to evaluate bicentennial commemorations of the abolition of the British slave trade.
Keywords
  • slavery,
  • slave trade,
  • centennial celebrations
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall 2008
Publisher Statement
Ending the Transatlantic Slave Trade: Bicentennial Research, Reflections, and Commemorations 
Citation Information
Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie. "Reflections on the Bicentennial of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade" The Journal of African American History Vol. 93 Iss. 4 (2008) p. 532 - 542 ISSN: 1548-1867
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jkerr-ritchie/8/