'Immediate not gradual abolition of West Indian slavery' (3rd edition)
The writer criticizes the success of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (1807) and highlights the continued existence of slavery in the West Indies. They encourage readers to refrain from purchasing products created by enslaved people in an effort to end the practice immediately. Includes an appen...
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 44 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1824 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 44 |
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| Summary: |
The writer criticizes the success of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (1807) and highlights the continued existence of slavery in the West Indies. They encourage readers to refrain from purchasing products created by enslaved people in an effort to end the practice immediately.
Includes an appendix containing 'Clarkson's comparison between the state of the British peasantry and that of the enslaved people in the colonies-to confute the opinions that the latter are happier in their bondage than the former in their freedom'. |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Access conditions: |
Only to be viewed on microfiche |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
6 |
| Format: | Archive |