Bury the Chains

From Adam Hochschild, author of *King Leopold's Ghost*, *Bury the Chains* masterfully chronicles the world's first grassroots social justice movement. In early 1787, twelve men in a London printing shop united by their hatred of slavery began a groundbreaking campaign to free the enslaved people of the British Empire. This powerful narrative history details how these activists pioneered modern techniques—from consumer boycotts and wall posters to celebrity endorsements—that define citizen movements to this day. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a *San Francisco Chronicle* Bestseller, this critically acclaimed work gives a little-celebrated human rights watershed its due.

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