num_pages: 496
description: 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. 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. Masterfully stoking public opinion, the movement's leaders pioneered a variety of techniques that have been adopted by citizens' movements ever since, from consumer boycotts to wall posters and lapel buttons to celebrity endorsements. A deft chronicle of this groundbreaking antislavery crusade and its powerful enemies, Bury the Chains gives a little-celebrated human rights watershed its due at last.
language: English
title: Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
titlecomplete: Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
characters: Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce
genres: Politics, Social Justice, Biography, Africa, World History, 18th Century, Race, British Literature, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 2109
places: British Empire, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Islands, United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold), awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Lionel Gelber Prize, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: History, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Mariner Books