"Bury the Chains" Introduction Summary

In the introduction of Adam Hochschild's Bury the Chains, Hochschild explains the details of how the British abolition of slavery came about. He tells of the 12 men in a printing shop, who are destined to change the world and of others who helped these 12 men change the world, including John Newton, Olaudah Equiano and Granville Sharp to name a few. The introduction explains that this movement shocked many people, for a few different reasons.