Project Gutenberg 2015-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 160 Child, Lydia Maria 1802 1880 Child, Lydia Maria Francis Francis, Lydia Maria Child, L. Maria (Lydia Maria) Child, D. L., Mrs. Child, Mrs. D. L. Child, Mrs. David Lee Child, David Lee, Mrs. 11006644 The Right Way the Safe Way Proved by Emancipation in the British West Indies, and Elsewhere Produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Right Way the Safe Way" by Lydia Maria Child is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the impact and realities of emancipation in the British West Indies, particularly as it pertains to the lives of enslaved individuals and their former masters. Through a collection of facts and reports, it aims to dispel misconceptions about the economic decline of the colonies post-emancipation, focusing instead on the progress and improvements in society following the abolition of slavery. At the start of the work, Child sets the stage by outlining the conditions of the British West Indies before the abolition of slavery. She notes that the prevailing narrative of the planters' imminent ruin post-emancipation is misleading, supported by historical reports that reveal a long history of financial distress among plantation owners and a detrimental impact on the enslaved population. Child's argument highlights that while planters were often in economic decline, the enslaved laborers faced severe conditions that were largely ignored. The opening portion emphasizes the complex interplay between economic interests and moral imperatives surrounding slavery, laying the groundwork for a deeper analysis of the outcomes of emancipation as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States Slavery -- West Indies E300 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 283429 2025-09-20T06:08:26.531558 text/html 262051 2024-10-22T23:09:52 text/html 138926 2025-09-20T06:08:29.928507 application/epub+zip 140095 2025-09-20T06:08:27.077514 application/epub+zip 140095 2025-09-20T06:08:26.817491 application/epub+zip 226102 2025-09-20T06:08:32.487490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200308 2025-09-20T06:08:29.647500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200341 2022-09-22T15:45:25.582031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264679 2025-09-20T06:08:26.175546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244703 2024-10-22T23:09:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17408 2025-09-20T06:08:32.618470 application/rdf+xml 7418 2025-09-20T06:08:26.880492 image/jpeg 1438 2025-09-20T06:08:26.849529 image/jpeg 129116 2025-09-20T06:08:26.556508 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia