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Thomas Clarkson
Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the…
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James Cropper
Title: A letter to Thomas Clarkson.
Author: James Cropper
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
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Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 contains a collection of books…
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Learn about one of the leading figures in the abolition of slavery in Britain with this biography of Thomas Clarkson. From his early advocacy for the rights of enslaved people…
Emily J. Maurits
Biography for 9-14s British abolitionist Part of the successful Trail Blazers series
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This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach…
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Thomas Thompson,Hugh Thompson Harrington
Born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1860, Thomas Clarkson Thompson grew up during Reconstruction. In his narratives, he leaves a poignant account of the difficult times after the Civil War…
Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 - 26 September 1846) was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found The Society…
An essay on the impolicy of the African slave trade - In two parts. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1788. Hansebooks is editor of the…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
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…
Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn V2 is a book written by Thomas Clarkson. The book is a comprehensive account of the life of William Penn…
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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…
An Essay on the Impolicy of the African Slave Trade - In two Parts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1788. Hansebooks is editor of the…
Title: A portraiture of the Christian profession and practice of the Society of Friends: embracing a view of the moral education, discipline, peculiar customs, religious principles, political and civil economy…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
A Portraiture of the Christian Profession and Practice of the Society of the Friends - Embracing a view of the moral education, discipline, peculiar customs, religious principles, political and civil…
Taken From A View Of The Moral Education, Discipline, Peculiar Customs, Religious Principles, Political And Civil Economy And Character Of The Society Of Friends. In Three Volumes.
In this powerful and persuasive essay, Thomas Clarkson argues against the African slave trade, calling it barbaric, immoral, and economically unsustainable. Drawing on his personal experiences and extensive research, he…
Title: The history of the rise, progress, and accomplishment of the abolition of the African slave-trade by the British Parliament.Author: Thomas ClarksonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin’s…
Title: Thoughts on the necessity of improving the condition of the slaves in the British colonies: with a view to their ultimate emancipation, and on the practicability, the safety, and…
Title: A portraiture of Quakerism: taken from a view of the education and discipline, social manners, civil and political economy, religious principles, and character of the Society of Friends.Author: Thomas…
