Slavery smith rev john (1 Ergebnisse)

Handsomely bound in recent half tan calf, gilt ruled spine, red morocco label. v.g. An account of the sham trial of Reverend John Smith in which he was found guilty of supporting the slave rebellion of 1823 in which 10,000 slaves took part. Smith refused to join the militia employed to violently suppress the uprising and was subsequently accused of assisting the rebellion, the leaders of which were members of his congregation. Found guilty on the flimsiest of evidence - some of which was provided by slaves who were usually prevented from giving evidence in court - Smith was sentenced 'to be hanged by the neck until dead'. He died in prison before clemency arrived from London.…