"Bury the Chains" Pgs 324-354 and 365-366 summary

Pages 324-354 and 365-366 of Adam Hochschild's book, Bury the Chains, is about how the slave trade came to an end in Britain and its colonies. Many people helped the abolition movement, such as Elizabeth Heyrick and Lucy Townsend. The rebellion in Demerara moved the movement along. The slaves, with the help of John Smith, burned many houses down, and killed some white people. In late 1831, in Jamaica, another rebellion, led by Samuel Sharpe, also paved the way for the abolishment of slavery. Sharpe was hung and many others were killed, but the British soon realized they could not keep suppressing these revolts. So, after 3 months of debating in the summer of 1833, the emancipation bill passed in both houses of Parliament. But the real victory came on August 1, 1838, when over 800,00 slaves were officially free.