An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species. The first of many anti-slavery tracts written by the Quaker Thomas Clarkson. This one began as a prize-winning Latin dissertation submitted to Cambridge University in 1785. In it he examines the history of slavery, the slave trade, and the nature of slavery in the European colonies.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846. Title. 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, with Additions. Credits. Produced by Carlo Traverso, David Gundry and PG Distributed Proofreaders.
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AN ESSAY ON THE SLAVERY and COMMERCE OF THE HUMAN SPECIES. IN THREE PARTS. PART I. THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY. CHAP. I. When civilized, as well as barbarous nations, have been found, through a long succession of ages, uniformly to concur in the same customs, there seems to arise a presumption, that such customs are not only eminently useful, but ...
An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species
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 ... Running title: On the slavery and commerce of the human species Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy ex libris ...
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly
He wrote extensively on the history of the abolitionist movement. In this volume, Clarkson focuses on the commercial aspects of the slave trade, divided into three sections -- The History of Slavery, The African Commerce or Slave Trade, and The Slavery of Africans in the European Colonies. - Summary by Larry Wilson
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African. Thomas Clarkson was one of the most influential abolitionists in England leading up the passage the Slavery Abolition Act in 1823. He wrote extensively on the history of the abolitionist movement. In this volume, Clarkson focuses on the commercial aspects of ...
An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species, particularly
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, with additions by Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846; Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813, former owner.
An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species
An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species ; particularly the African Creator / Contributor Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846, creator Attribution Thomas Clarkson ; translated from a Latin dissertation, which was honoured with the first prize, in the University of Cambridge, for the year 1785, with additions. ...
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Particularly the African, Translated from a Latin Dissertation, which was Honored with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785 Selection of titles from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: Slavery and the slave trade: Author: Thomas Clarkson ...
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
This 1786 publication is a translation of a prizewinning Latin essay written by Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) at Cambridge the previous year. Clarkson's deep research into the Atlantic slave trade instilled in him a sense of duty, inspiring him to devote his life to abolitionism. The publication of the essay introduced Clarkson to like-minded campaigners, notably William Wilberforce (1759-1833 ...
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Particularly the African: in Three Parts. Translated from a Latin Dissertation, which was Honored with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785 .... With Additions ... Author: Thomas Clarkson: Edition: reprint: Publisher: N. Wiley, 1804: Original from: the New ...
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
This essay was honoured with the first prize in the University of Cambridge for the year 1785 and was influential for Clarkson's further career. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly
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An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species, particularly
This 1786 publication is a translation of a prizewinning Latin essay written by Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) at Cambridge the previous year. Clarkson's deep research into the Atlantic slave trade instilled in him a sense of duty, inspiring him to devote his life to abolitionism. The publication of the essay introduced Clarkson to like-minded campaigners, notably William Wilberforce (1759 ...
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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, With Additions. Neque premendo alium me extulisse velim.-LIVY The Third Edition By Thomas Clarkson London, Printed: Philadelphia
An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species, particularly
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, with additions. ; [One line from Livy] Author Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846.
Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Subject: Slave trade -- Africa; Slavery; Slavery -- History: Creator: Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) Description: Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846). An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species. London: J. Philips, 1786 First edition HT975 C6 1786:
An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species, particularly
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, with additions Bookreader Item Preview
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Thomas Clarkson, An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species Particularly the African (Dublin: Byrne and Porter, 1786), x. Thomas Clarkson, History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament , 2 vols. (London: Longman, 1808).
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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species. The first of many anti-slavery tracts written by the Quaker Thomas Clarkson. This one began as a prize-winning Latin dissertation submitted to Cambridge University in 1785. In it he examines the history of slavery, the slave trade, and the nature of slavery in the European colonies.
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846. Title. 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, with Additions. Credits. Produced by Carlo Traverso, David Gundry and PG Distributed Proofreaders.
AN ESSAY ON THE SLAVERY and COMMERCE OF THE HUMAN SPECIES. IN THREE PARTS. PART I. THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY. CHAP. I. When civilized, as well as barbarous nations, have been found, through a long succession of ages, uniformly to concur in the same customs, there seems to arise a presumption, that such customs are not only eminently useful, but ...
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 ... Running title: On the slavery and commerce of the human species Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy ex libris ...
He wrote extensively on the history of the abolitionist movement. In this volume, Clarkson focuses on the commercial aspects of the slave trade, divided into three sections -- The History of Slavery, The African Commerce or Slave Trade, and The Slavery of Africans in the European Colonies. - Summary by Larry Wilson
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African. Thomas Clarkson was one of the most influential abolitionists in England leading up the passage the Slavery Abolition Act in 1823. He wrote extensively on the history of the abolitionist movement. In this volume, Clarkson focuses on the commercial aspects of ...
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, with additions by Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846; Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813, former owner.
An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species ; particularly the African Creator / Contributor Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846, creator Attribution Thomas Clarkson ; translated from a Latin dissertation, which was honoured with the first prize, in the University of Cambridge, for the year 1785, with additions. ...
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Particularly the African, Translated from a Latin Dissertation, which was Honored with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785 Selection of titles from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: Slavery and the slave trade: Author: Thomas Clarkson ...
This 1786 publication is a translation of a prizewinning Latin essay written by Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) at Cambridge the previous year. Clarkson's deep research into the Atlantic slave trade instilled in him a sense of duty, inspiring him to devote his life to abolitionism. The publication of the essay introduced Clarkson to like-minded campaigners, notably William Wilberforce (1759-1833 ...
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Particularly the African: in Three Parts. Translated from a Latin Dissertation, which was Honored with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785 .... With Additions ... Author: Thomas Clarkson: Edition: reprint: Publisher: N. Wiley, 1804: Original from: the New ...
This essay was honoured with the first prize in the University of Cambridge for the year 1785 and was influential for Clarkson's further career. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African in Three ... Bookreader Item Preview
This 1786 publication is a translation of a prizewinning Latin essay written by Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) at Cambridge the previous year. Clarkson's deep research into the Atlantic slave trade instilled in him a sense of duty, inspiring him to devote his life to abolitionism. The publication of the essay introduced Clarkson to like-minded campaigners, notably William Wilberforce (1759 ...
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, With Additions. Neque premendo alium me extulisse velim.-LIVY The Third Edition By Thomas Clarkson London, Printed: Philadelphia
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, with additions. ; [One line from Livy] Author Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846.
Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Subject: Slave trade -- Africa; Slavery; Slavery -- History: Creator: Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) Description: Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846). An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species. London: J. Philips, 1786 First edition HT975 C6 1786:
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, with additions Bookreader Item Preview
Thomas Clarkson, An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species Particularly the African (Dublin: Byrne and Porter, 1786), x. Thomas Clarkson, History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament , 2 vols. (London: Longman, 1808).