Titles by Thomas Clarkson

1760 – 1846

Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) was the leading opponent of the slave trade and slavery in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His opposition was was based on religious (he was an evangelical Anglican), moral, political, and economic grounds and he had an enormous impact in Europe and the United States.

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Quotes from Thomas Clarkson:

Thomas Clarkson on the “glorious” victory of the abolition of the slave trade in England

Titles from Thomas Clarkson:

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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species

Thomas Clarkson

The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, 2 vols.

Thomas Clarkson

The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, vol. 1

Thomas Clarkson

The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, vol. 2

Thomas Clarkson

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