Summary Pages 324-354

On pages 324-354 of Bury the Chains, Hochschild starts off by talking about how the West India Committee was trying to offer self-regulation instead of abiding by some laws that Parliament was trying to pass. The public was waiting for “immediate abolition” (324) and felt that that was what needed to be done. Elizabeth Heyrick was apart of this public who wanted immediate abolition and published a pamphlet and setting out to organize another sugar boycott. Hochschild also talks about other women activists including Sophia Sturge and Lucy Townsend who were involved in the quest to abolish slavery. John Smith was a Protestant missionary to the slaves and helped organize a rebellion on the nearby plantations. Unfortunately, John Smith was later put on trial and killed. His death caused quite a stir among the public and once again, the empathy of Briton’s grew.