Lambert, David (2008) The ‘Glasgow King of Billingsgate’ : James MacQueen and an Atlantic proslavery network. Slavery & Abolition, Vol.29 (No.3). pp. 389-413. doi:10.1080/01440390802267816

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Abstract

This article examines the 'imperial career' of James MacQueen, one of the most outspoken critics of the British antislavery campaign in the 1820s and 1830s. Rather than considering the particular proslavery discourses that he articulated in his writing, however, the article focuses on his central place within an Atlantic network of proslavery advocacy. Using published and unpublished sources to explore this network, the article begins with MacQueen's time as a plantation overseer in Grenada. Next, it considers his involvement in the slavery controversy after he returned to Glasgow, including his attack on the History of Mary Prince (1831) and its aftermath. Finally, the article considers MacQueen's unexpected role in the Niger Expedition following the abolition of British slavery. In this way, the article demonstrates MacQueen's central place in nineteenth-century anti-abolitionism.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Journal or Publication Title:	Slavery & Abolition
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0144-039X
Official Date:	January 2008
Dates:	Date Event January 2008 Published
Volume:	Vol.29
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 389-413
DOI:	10.1080/01440390802267816
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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