Devon’s Last Slave-Owners, Plantations, compensation and the enslaved, 1834
£14.99
Published 1st Oct 2021
How many Devonians owned slaves on 1 August 1834?
This book begins asking this single question about the day of emancipation for enslaved people across the British Empire. The answer starts a process in unravelling a complex history in which the men and women who received compensation money for the loss of their enslaved workers were supplemented
by many others who also had financial, legal and social associations with slavery.This is the first such study for any county and it reveals who Devon’s slaveholders were, where they lived and what kind of lives they led.
It is sombre and thought-provoking history but it also surprises by challenging assumptions about the character of ownership on a community level in one corner of England.
Supported by Devon County Council. Foreward by the Earl of Devon. Highly illustrated. Todd Gray previously published Devon and the Slave Trade also available on this website.
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How many Devonians owned slaves on 1 August 1834?
This book begins asking this single question about the day of emancipation for enslaved people across the British Empire. The answer starts a process in unravelling a complex history in which the men and women who received compensation money for the loss of their enslaved workers were supplemented
by many others who also had financial, legal and social associations with slavery.This is the first such study for any county and it reveals who Devon’s slaveholders were, where they lived and what kind of lives they led.
It is sombre and thought-provoking history but it also surprises by challenging assumptions about the character of ownership on a community level in one corner of England.
To those who know him it is of no surprise that Todd Gray has undertaken this work and has produced the first county study using the Slave Compensation records of 1834 and other world wide research material.
It is due to the author’s depth of research and the quality of the writing, combined with the high publication values and subject matter of the book, that it is supported by Devon County Council. The Earl of Devon has written the foreward.
The book will be of interest to academics, professionals, educators and others working within the “diversity sphere” especially those wishing to be more informed and aware of the Devon perspective. More widely it will appeal to customers with an interest in Devon’s history, social history, family history and of course BME studies. Finally it will be in demand by the many people who follow Todd Gray and his work through the local media or attend his numerous lectures and classes across Devon.
Author-: Dr Todd Gray.MBE.
ISBN: 9781903356760
Price £14.99. (Excellent value)
Paperback Size 247 mm x 170 mm
Published by The Mint Press, Exeter, Devon.“Publications that are scholarly but readable”.
320 pages with over 60 illustrations including black and white photographs, colour paintings and drawings, maps, and tables. A full index and appendix
Todd Gray has also reprinted Devon and the Slave Trade. ISBN 9781903356
