The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament

The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament

By Thomas Clarkson
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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. 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 and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves.

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GenrePsychology, History
Length25 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 10, 2018
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament
19CHAPTER XVII
2PREFATORY REMARKS TO THE PRESENT EDITION
20CHAPTER XVIII
3CHAPTER I
21CHAPTER XIX
4CHAPTER II
22CHAPTER XX
5CHAPTER III
23CHAPTER XXI
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6CHAPTER IV
24CHAPTER XXII
7CHAPTER V
25CHAPTER XXIII
8CHAPTER VI
26CHAPTER XXIV
9CHAPTER VII
27CHAPTER XXV
10CHAPTER VIII
28CHAPTER XXVI (pt. 1)
11CHAPTER IX
29CHAPTER XXVI (pt. 2)
12CHAPTER X
30CHAPTER XXVII
13CHAPTER XI
31CHAPTER XXVIII
14CHAPTER XII
32CHAPTER XXIX
15CHAPTER XIII
33CHAPTER XXX
16CHAPTER XIV
34CHAPTER XXXI
17CHAPTER XV
35CHAPTER XXXII
18CHAPTER XVI
36CHAPTER XXXIII

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