The Right Way the Safe Way / Proved by Emancipation in the British West Indies, and Elsewhere

Lydia Maria Child

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. THE WEST INDIES BEFORE THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.

CHAPTER II. ANTIGUA, AFTER IMMEDIATE, UNCONDITIONAL EMANCIPATION.

CHAPTER III. THE WINDWARD ISLANDS, DURING THE

CHAPTER IV. TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE WEST INDIES, FROM 1840 TO 1859.

CHAPTER V. JAMAICA. [6]

CHAPTER VI. EMANCIPATION SAFE IN EVERY INSTANCE.

CHAPTER VII. CONCLUDING REMARKS.

APPENDIX. IN WHICH STATEMENTS ARE BROUGHT DOWN TO THE CLOSE OF 1860.

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THE
RIGHT WAY THE SAFE WAY,

PROVED BY

EMANCIPATION IN THE BRITISH WEST INDIES,
AND ELSEWHERE.

BY L. MARIA CHILD.

"The world is beginning to understand, that injuring one class, for the immediate benefit of another, is ultimately injurious to that other; and that to secure prosperity to a community, all interests must be consulted."—Dr. Davy.

NEW YORK:
PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE AT 5 BEEKMAN STREET.
1862.

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THE RIGHT WAY THE SAFE WAY,

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