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A serious address to the rulers of America, on the inconsistency of their conduct respecting slavery: forming a contrast between the encroachments of England on American liberty and American injustice in tolerating slavery. (1784)

Reference: Binnsvol024-008 Volume: BINNS VOL. 24 Author: BENEZET (Anthony) Year: 1784
An examination of the American declaration of liberty as a result of the revolution that is deemed hypocritical in its nature when looking at the conditions of enslaved Africans.
 BENEZET (Anthony) 1784 12

An essay on the treatment and conversion of slaves in the British sugar colonie

Reference: Binnsvol015-002 Volume: BINNS VOL. 15 Author: RAMSAY (James) Year: 1784
James Ramsay�s account of his 20 years in the Caribbean as preacher, what he witnessed in terms of treatment of the enslaved, the social strata a comparison of French slavery system to… Keep reading
 RAMSAY (James) 1784 161

A caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies in a short..

Reference: Binnsvol032-001 Volume: BINNS VOL. 32 Author: BENEZET (Anthony) Year: 1785
BENEZET (Anthony) 1785 24

Observations upon Negro slavery.by Charles Crawford, Esq. (Tunbridge Wells, date unknown)

Reference: Binnsvol024-010 Volume: BINNS VOL. 24 Author: CRAWFORD (Charles) Year: 1785
A call for the end of African enslavement based on Christian principles, and refuting the argument of lack of mental acuity in Africans, by citing the works of Phillis Wheatley and Ignatius… Keep reading
 CRAWFORD (Charles) 1785 22