A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade : Addressed to the freeholders and other inhabitants of Yorkshire

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade" by William Wilberforce is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work serves as a passionate appeal to the freeholders and inhabitants of Yorkshire, urging them to acknowledge the moral imperative to abolish the slave trade. It predominantly discusses the atrocities and injustices of the slave trade system, aiming to incite action against this brutal practice. The opening portion of the text introduces Wilberforce's enduring quest to advocate for the abolition of the slave trade, a cause he has championed for over fourteen years in Parliament. He reflects on both the moral obligation of his constituents and the historical context of the ongoing discussions surrounding slavery. By expressing his concerns about the fading public awareness of the issue and the recent revival of misconceptions and arguments against abolition, Wilberforce lays the groundwork for a detailed examination of the brutal realities of the slave trade-especially its impacts on Africa-promising to present the facts and arguments that underpin the abolitionist cause. He emphasizes the deep moral responsibility shared by the British public, and the urgent need for collective action to eradicate this "foulest blot" on humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Michael Roe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 45.3 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-12-06