An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species Particularly the African, Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785 |
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| Author:
| Clarkson, Thomas
Newton, John |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-58356-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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This reissue incorporates Thomas Clarkson's 1786 Essay alongside John Newton's graphic Thoughts on the African Slave Trade (1788), a first-hand account of his experiences of the Middle Passage in the 1750s. Clarkson's highly influential piece marks the beginning of the anti-slavery campaigning to which he devoted his life.
This reissue incorporates Thomas Clarkson's 1786 Essay alongside John Newton's graphic Thoughts on the African Slave Trade (1788), a first-hand account of his experiences of the Middle Passage in the 1750s. Clarkson's highly influential piece marks the beginning of the anti-slavery campaigning to which he devoted his life.