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Though the Heavens May Fall: The Landmark Trial That Led to the End of Human Slavery
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Title: Though the Heavens May Fall: The Landmark Trial That Led to the End of Human Slavery
Author: Steven M Wise
ISBN: 9780306814501
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
New from the publisher
European History 1618025
Publisher Description:
How one man's case changed the trajectory of slavery and the global abolition movement forever. The case of James Somerset, an escaped slave, in June of 1772 in London's Westminster Hall was a decisive turning point in human history. Steven Wise has uncovered fascinating new revelations in this case, which statesmen of the time threatened would bring the economy of the British Empire to a crashing halt. In a gripping, hour-by-hour narrative of the trial and the inflamed participants, Wise leads the reader to the extraordinary and unexpected decision by the great conservative judge, Lord Mansfield, which led to the United States' own abolition movement. As the case drew to a close, and defenders of slavery pleaded with him to maintain the system, Mansfield's reply has resounded down through more than two centuries: "Let Justice be done, though the Heavens may fall."
Author: Steven M Wise
ISBN: 9780306814501
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
New from the publisher
European History 1618025
Publisher Description:
How one man's case changed the trajectory of slavery and the global abolition movement forever. The case of James Somerset, an escaped slave, in June of 1772 in London's Westminster Hall was a decisive turning point in human history. Steven Wise has uncovered fascinating new revelations in this case, which statesmen of the time threatened would bring the economy of the British Empire to a crashing halt. In a gripping, hour-by-hour narrative of the trial and the inflamed participants, Wise leads the reader to the extraordinary and unexpected decision by the great conservative judge, Lord Mansfield, which led to the United States' own abolition movement. As the case drew to a close, and defenders of slavery pleaded with him to maintain the system, Mansfield's reply has resounded down through more than two centuries: "Let Justice be done, though the Heavens may fall."
