Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 287 Clarkson, Thomas 1760 1846 Clarkson, T. (Thomas) The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Amy Overmyer, and PG Distributed Proofreaders from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the Slave-Trade" by Thomas Clarkson is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work delves into the evolution of the abolitionist movement and chronicles the efforts leading to the end of the transatlantic slave trade, highlighting the significant contributions of various individuals and organizations, including the Quakers and British Parliament members. The opening of the book introduces the foundational themes of the text, emphasizing the moral and humanitarian imperatives that underpinned the campaign against slavery. Clarkson sets the stage by discussing the profound suffering and the moral failures associated with the slave trade, while also recognizing the collective efforts of early advocates for abolition. He outlines the initial set of forerunners, including influential figures such as Cardinal Ximenes and various religious leaders, who laid the groundwork for the eventual success of the movement. Through Clarkson's narrative, the reader is invited to reflect on the immense injustices perpetrated against enslaved Africans and the significant moral victories won in the battle against such a monumental evil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slave trade -- Africa HT Text Slavery Africa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 1791408 1790918 2024-10-05T05:42:24.620544 2023-10-05T06:20:47.227567 text/html text/html 1786672 2020-12-20T01:46:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1466602 2020-12-20T01:46:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1286893 2024-10-05T05:42:45.721411 application/epub+zip 1311172 2024-10-05T05:42:31.503520 application/epub+zip 643103 2024-10-05T05:42:27.664557 application/epub+zip 3400845 2024-10-05T05:42:56.385395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3244980 2024-10-05T05:42:42.378474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891794 2022-09-05T08:54:47.112175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1418576 1418385 2024-10-05T05:42:22.556558 2023-10-05T06:20:45.454543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1418358 2020-12-20T01:46:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 501433 2020-12-20T01:46:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1418349 2020-12-20T01:46:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501347 2020-12-20T01:46:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22186 2024-10-05T05:42:56.526359 application/rdf+xml 26808 2024-10-05T05:42:28.255517 image/jpeg 4903 2024-10-05T05:42:27.960496 image/jpeg 1313892 2024-10-05T05:42:24.773551 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia