Padraic X. Scanlan
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780300217445
- eISBN:
- 9780300231526
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300217445.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, African History
Before the abolition of the slave trade in the British empire in 1807, colonial Sierra Leone was an experiment in free trade and free labour, founded by the Sierra Leone Company, a joint-stock ...
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Before the abolition of the slave trade in the British empire in 1807, colonial Sierra Leone was an experiment in free trade and free labour, founded by the Sierra Leone Company, a joint-stock company led by antislavery activists, and settled by African American Loyalists from Nova Scotia. This chapter explores the early history of the colony, and shows how antislavery was undermined by the routines of the transatlantic slave trade. Meanwhile, African American settlers were marginalised, and the arrival of 500 Jamaican Maroons in 1800 helped to cement the relationship between the leaders of the antislavery movement and the British armed forces.Less
Before the abolition of the slave trade in the British empire in 1807, colonial Sierra Leone was an experiment in free trade and free labour, founded by the Sierra Leone Company, a joint-stock company led by antislavery activists, and settled by African American Loyalists from Nova Scotia. This chapter explores the early history of the colony, and shows how antislavery was undermined by the routines of the transatlantic slave trade. Meanwhile, African American settlers were marginalised, and the arrival of 500 Jamaican Maroons in 1800 helped to cement the relationship between the leaders of the antislavery movement and the British armed forces.
Anne Stott
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199699391
- eISBN:
- 9780191739132
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199699391.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
Making extensive use of the correspondence of Marianne Sykes and the diary of William Wilberforce, this chapter details the origins of the Clapham Sect between 1790 and 1793. It shows how Wilberforce ...
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Making extensive use of the correspondence of Marianne Sykes and the diary of William Wilberforce, this chapter details the origins of the Clapham Sect between 1790 and 1793. It shows how Wilberforce became ever more closely connected with the Midlands Evangelicals, Thomas Babington and Thomas Gisborne. The abolition bills of 1791 and 1792 are discussed. There is a short analysis of the relationship of Henry Thornton and Marianne Sykes. Wilberforce’s move to Clapham is described and there is a brief discussion of John Venn and Charles Grant. The founding of the Sierra Leone Company and the Clapham sect’s relationships with the Temne ruler, Naimbaba and his son are analysed. This public discussion is interwoven with a study of Wilberforce’s personal life, in particular his reaction to his sister’s marriage.Less
Making extensive use of the correspondence of Marianne Sykes and the diary of William Wilberforce, this chapter details the origins of the Clapham Sect between 1790 and 1793. It shows how Wilberforce became ever more closely connected with the Midlands Evangelicals, Thomas Babington and Thomas Gisborne. The abolition bills of 1791 and 1792 are discussed. There is a short analysis of the relationship of Henry Thornton and Marianne Sykes. Wilberforce’s move to Clapham is described and there is a brief discussion of John Venn and Charles Grant. The founding of the Sierra Leone Company and the Clapham sect’s relationships with the Temne ruler, Naimbaba and his son are analysed. This public discussion is interwoven with a study of Wilberforce’s personal life, in particular his reaction to his sister’s marriage.
Stephen J. Braidwood
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780853233770
- eISBN:
- 9781846317293
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846317293
- Subject:
- History, Imperialism and Colonialism
This book examines the events surrounding the establishment of a settlement in West Africa in 1787 that was later to become Freetown, the present-day capital of Sierra Leone. It outlines the range of ...
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This book examines the events surrounding the establishment of a settlement in West Africa in 1787 that was later to become Freetown, the present-day capital of Sierra Leone. It outlines the range of ideas and attitudes to Africa that underlay the foundation of the settlement, and the part played by the black settlers themselves, London's ‘Black Poor’. Was the settlement based on a racist deportation designed to keep Britain white (as some accounts claim), or a voluntary emigration in which blacks themselves played a part? Once in West Africa, the settlers faced a struggle to survive against often harsh conditions, a struggle that included conflict with slave traders and neighbouring Africans. The settlement's ‘failure’ is perhaps less surprising than its subsequent re-establishment. The last part of the book looks at the nature of the Sierra Leone Company through the debate over its formation.Less
This book examines the events surrounding the establishment of a settlement in West Africa in 1787 that was later to become Freetown, the present-day capital of Sierra Leone. It outlines the range of ideas and attitudes to Africa that underlay the foundation of the settlement, and the part played by the black settlers themselves, London's ‘Black Poor’. Was the settlement based on a racist deportation designed to keep Britain white (as some accounts claim), or a voluntary emigration in which blacks themselves played a part? Once in West Africa, the settlers faced a struggle to survive against often harsh conditions, a struggle that included conflict with slave traders and neighbouring Africans. The settlement's ‘failure’ is perhaps less surprising than its subsequent re-establishment. The last part of the book looks at the nature of the Sierra Leone Company through the debate over its formation.
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781846316968
- eISBN:
- 9781846317057
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846317057.008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter focuses on Zachary Macaulay's return to England and his work as Secretary to the Sierra Leone Company. It discusses the early anti-slavery campaign launched by the likes of James Ramsay, ...
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This chapter focuses on Zachary Macaulay's return to England and his work as Secretary to the Sierra Leone Company. It discusses the early anti-slavery campaign launched by the likes of James Ramsay, William Wilberforce and Henry Thornton, and the involvement of Macaulay as the editor of the group's magazine, the Christian Observer. The chapter also considers his involvement with the London University and election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society in February 1821.Less
This chapter focuses on Zachary Macaulay's return to England and his work as Secretary to the Sierra Leone Company. It discusses the early anti-slavery campaign launched by the likes of James Ramsay, William Wilberforce and Henry Thornton, and the involvement of Macaulay as the editor of the group's magazine, the Christian Observer. The chapter also considers his involvement with the London University and election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society in February 1821.
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780853233770
- eISBN:
- 9781846317293
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846317293.001
- Subject:
- History, Imperialism and Colonialism
The Sierra Leone expedition of 1786–1787, which saw a group of black people from London build a settlement in West Africa, is considered one of the most controversial episodes in the history of ...
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The Sierra Leone expedition of 1786–1787, which saw a group of black people from London build a settlement in West Africa, is considered one of the most controversial episodes in the history of blacks in Britain. It raises a number of important questions, such as how these black people had come to Britain, how they were perceived by the native white population, or why some of them left Britain and founded a new community in Africa. The settlement established by these so-called ‘Black Poor’ from London would become Freetown, the current capital of the modern state of Sierra Leone. Its history has long been interpreted in the context of the movement for the abolition of the slave trade, a notion challenged by Eric Williams in his 1944 book Capitalism and Slavery. This book explores the different interpretations regarding the settlement formed by London's Black Poor and the role of the Sierra Leone Company in running the settlement.Less
The Sierra Leone expedition of 1786–1787, which saw a group of black people from London build a settlement in West Africa, is considered one of the most controversial episodes in the history of blacks in Britain. It raises a number of important questions, such as how these black people had come to Britain, how they were perceived by the native white population, or why some of them left Britain and founded a new community in Africa. The settlement established by these so-called ‘Black Poor’ from London would become Freetown, the current capital of the modern state of Sierra Leone. Its history has long been interpreted in the context of the movement for the abolition of the slave trade, a notion challenged by Eric Williams in his 1944 book Capitalism and Slavery. This book explores the different interpretations regarding the settlement formed by London's Black Poor and the role of the Sierra Leone Company in running the settlement.
