The author rejects the assertion made by Marryat that East Indian sugar is produced by slaves, and argues that the ‘old’ colonies are no longer as productive as they once were (which… Keep reading
A discussion of the journeys of Lt. Francis Hall and Mr. Fearon in the US and Jamaica, looking at the systems of slavery that occur there, looking at the slave laws, and… Keep reading
A call by Wilberforce to end slavery in the British colonies, giving a brief history of the slave trade, the oppression of Africans by written law, religious and moral issues; Sierra Leone… Keep reading
Discussion of the present condition of slaves; decline of slavery in some places due to technological advances; increase of slave population in the US; state of slavery in Brazil; affects of commerce… Keep reading
Discussion of the benefits of the spread of Christianity ‘to lessen the miseries and promote the happiness of man’ which has contributed to the decline of slavery; argument of using labour provided… Keep reading
Basic argument is that people are more productive if you pay them for their labour rather than force them to work. The pamphlet is written in French and English.
Letters on the following topics: ? On the present treatment of slaves in the colonies ? Physical and moral condition ? The principles on which improvements should be founded… Keep reading
A series of letters first published in the Liverpool Mercury between James Cropper, a supporter of abolition and John Gladstone MP (who later became prime minister) and West Indies planter, each arguing… Keep reading
A response and criticism of Jos Sandars letter of resignation from the society, rejecting each point he has made about the reasons why the campaign will not work. They find his arguments… Keep reading
Taylor argues that emancipation is extremely beneficial to Africans and Britons, engendering peace, an end to corruption and end to suffering. Slavery benefits only a very small number of people, and Britain’s… Keep reading
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
Clarkson covers the history of slavery as a human phenomenon, paying particular attention to classical history, different forms of servitude; philosophical concepts of freedom; the African trade and its horrors and their… Keep reading
A passionate and radical appeal for the immediate emancipation of the enslaved workers in the Caribbean by a female abolitionist: ‘Before we can have any rational hope of prevailing on our… Keep reading
