A eulogy given on the Occasion of Cuffee’s death, a well known African American captain who had travelled the world and became a businessman, and who also sailed a ship with an… Keep reading
Roscoe argues that the slave trade is an infringement on the laws of man, looks at the human cost and considers the political advantages and disadvantages of it. ‘…the frequency of… Keep reading
Macaulay is responding to a number of charges made by Dr Thorpe, accusing him of impropriety in his dealings in the colony of Sierra Leone. Thorpe had acquired a number of private… Keep reading
A plea by the Quakers to the European countries to end their involvement in the slave trade, reminding them of its cruel and barbarous nature, its negative effects on all involved. Keep reading
A report on the continuation of the slave trade in Africa under the French Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish, subscriptions and minutes of meetings. The objective was to achieve total abolition of the… Keep reading
These letters state the reasons why sugar ought to be cultivated and acquired in East India – to introduce a fairer system of trade in the Caribbean, there was no slavery in… Keep reading
A number of speeches by Wilberforce and other MPs on trying to prevent the establishment of slavery in South Africa with all the MPs in agreement; however, Wilberforce argues that immediate emancipation… Keep reading
Pamphlet giving an account of the slave trade, an account of the traveller Mungo Park, including how the enslaved are captured, causes, where the trade is conducted, character of Africans; travelling from… Keep reading
