The History of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament

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Sprache - Englisch

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"The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament" contains a unique contemporary account of the abolition movement in the Great Britain from one of its major leaders, Thomas Clarkson. In his book, Clarkson describes thoroughly the Quaker background to the abolitionist movement and the parliamentary debates leading to the Slave Trade Act of 1807.


About the Author

Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade (also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade) and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves. In his later years, Clarkson campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide; it was then concentrated in the Americas. In 1840, he was the key speaker at the Anti-Slavery Society's (today known as Anti-Slavery International) first conference in London, England which campaigned to end slavery in other countries.

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Publisher: e-artnow

Genre: Sprache - Englisch

Language: English

Size: 517 Pages

Filesize: 1.3 MB

ISBN: 4064066398873

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