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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 the Advantages of the Latter Measure.

Note: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Carlo Traverso, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team. The page images were generously made available by
the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http: //gallica.bnf.fr,

Summary: "Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies" by T. Clarkson is a historical and philosophical treatise written in the early 19th century. The work addresses the moral and practical implications of slavery and the need for its eventual abolition, advocating for the improvement of the slaves' conditions in the British colonies as a necessary step towards emancipation. The opening portion of the text presents Clarkson's reflections on slavery and the grim reality faced by slaves in the British colonies. In the preface, he expresses regret over previously optimistic views regarding improvements in slave conditions post-abolition, citing evidence that suggests the cruelty of slavery remains unchanged. Clarkson emphasizes that the fight against slavery must continue, highlighting the moral obligation to reevaluate and improve the treatment of slaves. He outlines the principles of justice and humanity that should guide any proposed changes, ultimately advocating that not only must the condition of the slaves be improved, but they must also be granted their freedom as a matter of natural rights. Clarkson's early arguments set the stage for a broader discourse on the challenges and responsibilities faced by society in seeking to reform the system of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

EBook No.: 10386

Published: Dec 1, 2003

Downloads: 81

Language: English

Subject: Slavery -- West Indies, British

Subject: Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- West Indies, British

LoCC: Social sciences: Communities, Classes, Races

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

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 the Advantages of the Latter Measure.

Note: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Carlo Traverso, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team. The page images were generously made available by
the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http: //gallica.bnf.fr,

Summary: "Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies" by T. Clarkson is a historical and philosophical treatise written in the early 19th century. The work addresses the moral and practical implications of slavery and the need for its eventual abolition, advocating for the improvement of the slaves' conditions in the British colonies as a necessary step towards emancipation. The opening portion of the text presents Clarkson's reflections on slavery and the grim reality faced by slaves in the British colonies. In the preface, he expresses regret over previously optimistic views regarding improvements in slave conditions post-abolition, citing evidence that suggests the cruelty of slavery remains unchanged. Clarkson emphasizes that the fight against slavery must continue, highlighting the moral obligation to reevaluate and improve the treatment of slaves. He outlines the principles of justice and humanity that should guide any proposed changes, ultimately advocating that not only must the condition of the slaves be improved, but they must also be granted their freedom as a matter of natural rights. Clarkson's early arguments set the stage for a broader discourse on the challenges and responsibilities faced by society in seeking to reform the system of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

EBook No.: 10386

Published: Dec 1, 2003

Downloads: 81

Language: English

Subject: Slavery -- West Indies, British

Subject: Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- West Indies, British

LoCC: Social sciences: Communities, Classes, Races

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.