Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Michaël Roy’s illuminating new book opens with a deft sleight of hand. He recounts the transformational moment when a young boy named Hal, visiting Dedham, Massachusetts with family members, has an awakening that will transform him into a young abolitionist. It is evidently an extraordinary experience; he tells his uncle, “I never had such a feeling of awe in my life.” (2) Traveling back from a day of participating in celebrations for Emancipation Day (marking the end of slavery in the Briti...
Source: Miranda
DOI: 10.4000/1410l
Author: Bridget Bennett
Institution: University of Leeds
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410807571