Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Wilberforce, William 1759 1833 Wilberforce, W. (William) Lettre à l'Empereur Alexandre sur la traite des noirs Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Biblioth que nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Lettre à l'Empereur Alexandre sur la traite des noirs" by William Wilberforce is a passionate letter advocating for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, likely written in the early 19th century. The book addresses Emperor Alexander I of Russia, appealing to his moral and religious duties to end the slave trade, highlighting its devastating impact on Africa and humanity as a whole. The opening of this letter establishes a somber tone, with Wilberforce expressing deep concern over the continuation of the slave trade despite international condemnation. He recounts the statements made at the Congress of Vienna regarding the abolition of the trade, contrasting them with the ongoing horrors and atrocities still prevalent in Africa. Wilberforce emphasizes the catastrophic effects of the slave trade on both victims and societies, aiming to awaken the conscience of European leaders and incite action against such a moral atrocity. He stresses the collective responsibility of nations to eradicate this "infamous commerce" that has brought suffering and degradation to countless lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Slave trade HT Text FR Peuples et Sociétés Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics 197828 197578 2024-10-05T06:06:21.233642 2023-10-05T06:40:13.663417 text/html text/html 197821 197571 2024-10-05T06:06:21.466616 2023-10-05T06:40:13.813421 text/html text/html 151491 2024-10-05T06:06:28.034586 application/epub+zip 154682 2024-10-05T06:06:24.818616 application/epub+zip 136758 2024-10-05T06:06:23.586792 application/epub+zip 357604 2024-10-05T06:06:30.359578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347925 2024-10-05T06:06:27.288647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303908 2022-09-05T09:24:41.087188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186687 186488 2024-10-05T06:06:20.850596 2023-10-05T06:40:13.464420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 183393 2020-12-20T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183389 2020-12-20T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67457 2020-12-20T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 66373 2020-12-20T02:45:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21461 2024-10-05T06:06:30.491594 application/rdf+xml 21685 2024-10-05T06:06:24.152610 image/jpeg 4763 2024-10-05T06:06:23.874637 image/jpeg 150908 2024-10-05T06:06:21.485660 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia