Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Clarkson, Thomas 1760 1846 Clarkson, T. (Thomas) 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. Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. 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, "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.) en Slavery -- West Indies, British Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- West Indies, British HT Text Slavery Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 216315 215387 2024-10-05T04:47:46.604063 2023-10-05T05:38:22.444637 text/html text/html 212707 2020-12-19T20:44:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 75498 2020-12-19T20:44:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179152 2024-10-05T04:47:54.119036 application/epub+zip 180691 2024-10-05T04:47:50.531005 application/epub+zip 133988 2024-10-05T04:47:49.167065 application/epub+zip 433380 2024-10-05T04:47:56.660997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414099 2024-10-05T04:47:53.247072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174999 2022-09-05T07:50:56.980232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202264 202042 2024-10-05T04:47:45.994071 2023-10-05T05:38:21.970635 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 203729 2020-12-19T20:44:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73469 2020-12-19T20:44:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203720 2020-12-19T20:44:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73442 2020-12-19T20:44:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22412 2024-10-05T04:47:56.787025 application/rdf+xml 25194 2024-10-05T04:47:49.721037 image/jpeg 4603 2024-10-05T04:47:49.441069 image/jpeg 178228 2024-10-05T04:47:46.625061 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia