Karlee Anne Sapoznik, Harriet Tubman Institute, York University, Toronto, researches and publishes works on slavery in all of its forms, including modern anti-slavery movements and human trafficking.
“This is an impressive book which makes an important contribution
to advancing scholarly understanding of the life, identity and
influence of Gustavus Vassa. By drawing together such a rich and
varied corpus of source material dispersed in archives in Britain
and America, Sapoznik offers new insights into Vassa’s ideas, his
networks of influence, as well as his many talents and
accomplishments. This book is indispens- able.” — Suzanne Schwarz,
University of Worcester, author of Slave Captain: The Career of
James Irving in the Liverpool Slave Trade
“ … highlights the major contribution of an African to the body of
knowledge of crimes against Africans in bondage [and] the
immorality of human traffickers.” - Arthur Torrington, Equiano
Society
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