From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold\'s Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history -- the Fight to Free the Slaves of the British Empire.
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In early 1787, twelve men -- a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery -- came together in a London printing shop and began the world\'s first grass-roots movement, battling for the rights of people on another continent.
From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold\'s Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history -- the Fight to Free the Slaves of the British Empire