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The History of the Rise, Progress, & Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (Volume 1) - Softcover
Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1808. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. / Foreruners continued to 1787--divided from this time into four classes--First class consists principally of persons in Great Britain of various descriptions -- Godwyn -- Baxter -- Tryon-- Southern--Primatt--Montesquieu -- Hutcheson --Sharp--Ramsay--and a multitude of others, whose names and services follow. I HAVE hitherto traced the history of the forerunners in this great cause only up to about the year 164O. If I am to pursue my plan, I am to trace it to the year 1787- But in order to show what I intend in a clearer point of view, I shall divide those who have lived within this period, and who will now consist of persons in a less elevated station, into four classes: and I shall give to each class a distinct consideration by itself. Several of our old English writers, though they have not mentioned the African Slave-trade, or the slavery consequent upon it, in their respective works, have yet given their testimony of condemnation against both. Thus our great Milton : " O execrable son, so to aspire - Above his brethren, to himself assuming Authority usurpt, from God not given; He gave us only over beast, fish, fowl, Dominion absolute; that right we hold . By his donation; but man over men He made not lord, such title to himself Reserving, human lift from huraan^free." I might mention bishop Saunderson and others, who bore a testimony equally strong against the lawfulness of trading in the persons of men, and of holding them" in bondage, but as I mean to confine myself to those, who have favoured the cause of the Africans specifically, I cannot admit their names into any of the classes which have been announced. Of those. who compose the first class, defined as it has now been, I cannot name any individual who took a part in this cause till between the years 1670 an...
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Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846) was a leading campaigner against slavery and the African slave trade. These volumes, first published in 1808, contain a unique contemporary account of the abolition movement from one of its leaders. Volume 1 contains the early history of the abolition movement until July 1788.
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154047474
- ISBN 13 9781154047479
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages104
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