Powerless masters: The curious decline of Jamaican sugar planters in the foundational period of British Abolitionism

Burnard, Trevor

Abstract

This essay focuses on the competing identities that came to be associated with British West Indians during the foundational period of British abolitionism. The essay evaluates the competing images of the West Indian planter class, paying particular attention to how place and time influenced political, cultural and racial perceptions of British planters in the Caribbean. The article addresses the impact that a rising tide of abolitionism in Britain had on perceptions of West Indian planters, and contends that planters became relatively powerless to define their own image in the face of growing abolitionist attacks on slavery. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

Citation

Burnard, T. (2011). Powerless masters: The curious decline of Jamaican sugar planters in the foundational period of British Abolitionism. Slavery & Abolition, 32(2), 185-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144039X.2011.568231

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jun 21, 2011
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2022
• Journal: Slavery and Abolition
• Print ISSN: 0144-039X
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-9523
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 185-198
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0144039X.2011.568231
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3579707