Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 101 Benezet, Anthony 1713 1784 Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Amy Overmyer and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General…" by Anthony Benezet is a historical account likely written in the late 18th century. The text explores the geographic, social, and economic aspects of Guinea, while also delving into a critical inquiry into the rise and effects of the slave trade. Benezet aims to challenge prevailing misconceptions about the people of Africa, highlighting their inherent dignity and the injustices wrought by European colonization. The opening of the book sets the stage for a thorough examination of Guinea by presenting its natural bounty and the well-being of its inhabitants, contrasting their living conditions with the inhumane treatment imposed upon them through the slave trade. Benezet asserts that the climate and resources of Guinea contribute to a comfortable lifestyle for its people, who he describes as sociable and capable of improvement. He points out the dissonance between popular narratives of African savagery and the reality of the African societies' complex social structures and values. The introduction establishes the book not only as a historical account but also as an impassioned plea for the recognition of African humanity and an indictment of the slave trade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slave trade -- Early works to 1800 Slavery -- Early works to 1800 Slavery -- Guinea -- Early works to 1800 Guinea -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 HT Text Slavery Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 408714 408697 2024-10-05T09:49:07.173422 2023-10-05T09:31:15.699646 text/html text/html 402400 2020-12-25T21:51:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 119002 2020-12-25T21:51:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236164 2024-10-05T09:49:16.350347 application/epub+zip 239142 2024-10-05T09:49:11.402397 application/epub+zip 191173 2024-10-05T09:49:09.904386 application/epub+zip 558141 2024-10-05T09:49:20.297362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490338 2024-10-05T09:49:15.366378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236112 2022-09-05T13:30:02.014829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281322 281267 2024-10-05T09:49:06.403416 2023-10-05T09:31:15.032675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 282773 2020-12-25T21:51:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104873 2020-12-25T21:51:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 282764 2020-12-25T21:51:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104849 2020-12-25T21:51:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22708 2024-10-05T09:49:20.448319 application/rdf+xml 26353 2024-10-05T09:49:10.498395 image/jpeg 4807 2024-10-05T09:49:10.207362 image/jpeg 229933 2024-10-05T09:49:07.200408 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