BOUGHT AND SOLD: SCOTLAND JAMAICA AND SLAVERY

This insightful book takes the reader on a journey to try and understand the relationship between Scotland and Jamaica in the mid-to-late 16th Century. It places the better known history of Scotland’s role in abolition into the context of the black community’s struggle for their freedom. At a time in which the legacy of racial oppression is of great public interest, it tells the story of how Scotland became an integral part in the perpetuation of slavery and will be of great interest to those who want to learn more about this history.