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. With additions.

Collection: Quakers and Slavery, Haverford College

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Title

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. With additions.

Alternative Title

Essay on Slavery

Description

Clarkson's dissertation protesting the continuation of the slave trade. Includes sections on the history of the slave trade generally, slavery withinin Africa, and the European and colonial enslavement of Africans.

Creator

Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846 (author)

Type

Text

Date

1786

Publisher

Porter, William, printer

Publication Place

Dublin, Ireland

Language

English