John Locke, Abolitionism, and the Reactionary Enlightenment by Brian Smith

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L’Atlantique de l’esclavage, 1775‑1860. by Marie-Jeanne Rossignol

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HOW ONESIMUS WAS HEARD – EVENTUALLY. SOME INSIGHTS FROM THE HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION OF PAUL’S LETTER TO PHILEMON by D.F. Tolmie

“…Several examples of the way in which scholars interpreted the role of Onesimus are discussed, and it is argued that four broad trends may be discerned: Onesimus as a culprit who was saved by Paul; Onesimus as a pawn in the abolitionism debate; Onesimus’ status disputed, and Onesimus as a victim, with the letter being read in a resistant way. …”
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Re-imagining the History of British Abolition: The New Historical Consciousness in Winsome Pinnock’s Rockets and Blue Lights by Xiting Qiao

“…Turner as an anti-hero, Pinnock places Turner back in a Victorian ethical context to question the arbitrary construction of Turner’s heroism by the complicity of discourses of art history and abolitionism. The juxtaposition of historical and social texts reflects Pinnock’s awareness of the fictional nature of historical texts, and reveals the continuing impact of the transatlantic slave trade. …”
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