This book is a chronological account of the repeated bids for freedom made by slaves and ex-slaves on the Kenya coast and of the obstacles placed in their way by the British, the Busaidi Arabs, and the peoples of the coast. .
Introduction -- Slavery and Escape -- Watoro -- The Freed Slaves of Frere Town -- Missionaries and Fugitive Slaves -- Rabai and William Jones -- The Imperial British East Africa Company -- The East Africa Protectorate -- After Slavery -- Conclusion -- Appendix