The light of nature and the law of God : antislavery in Ontario, 1833-1877 / Allen P. Stouffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stouffer, Allen P., 1937-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history ; 14.

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history, 0846-8869 ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Ontario--History--19th century.

Black people.

Fugitive slaves--Ontario--History--19th century.

Fugitive slaves.

Antislavery movements--Ontario--History--19th century.

Antislavery movements.

Ontario--Race relations.

Ontario.

Physical Description:

xvi, 273 p., [6] p. of plates : ill., ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; London : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Allen Stouffer's analysis of Ontario's response to the freedmen reveals a virulent strain of racism that helps to explain why British North Americans were slow to join their British and American counterparts in the North Atlantic antislavery triangle. After exploring the Canadian churches' mixed reaction to antislavery, he applies cliometrics to draw a socio-economic profile of Canadian antislavery's leaders and followers. Employing British, American, and Canadian primary sources, Stouffer has written this study the first book-length examination of Canadian antislavery from a British North American perspective. Earlier studies concluded that Canadian anti-slavery was largely the result of Canada's proximity to the United States, a proximity which precluded Canada's ignoring the situation. While Stouffer recognizes the importance of the American influence, he shows that the leaders of Canadian anti-slavery were immigrants from Britain who had been deeply involved in antislavery in their homeland.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables

Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction

The Loyalists and Slavery

Roots: The British Connection

Helping the Lord against the Mighty

A Feeble Voice from the Backwoods of Canada

Land, an Interest in the Soil, and a Christian Education

Educating the Public

The Church and Antislavery

A Question of Identity

Ontario and the Freedman

Retrospect

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85602-2

9786612856020

0-7735-6349-0

OCLC:

732601015