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  • A Narrative of Events Since the First of August, 1834, By James Williams, an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica

  • By: James Williams
  • Narrated by: Hal Saunders
  • Length: 54 mins

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By: James Williams
Narrated by: Hal Saunders
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This work by James Williams is one of very few autobiographical texts by Caribbean slaves or former slaves. It became one of the most powerful abolitionist tools for ending the system of apprenticeship which had replaced slavery. Williams argues that apprenticeship worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves as former owners used the legal system against them.

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  • Categories: History

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