An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African

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18th-century book abolitionist treatise non-fiction book

*An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.

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Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species	1

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Target entity: An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
Context triple: [Thomas Clarkson, notableWork, An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African]

A. An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
B. Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade is an influential 1788 pamphlet by former slave ship captain turned Anglican clergyman John Newton, in which he condemns and details the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
C. The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
D. Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres
Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres is an 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Enlightenment philosopher Marquis de Condorcet that denounces the moral and political injustices of Black slavery.
E. The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
Target entity description: *An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.

A. An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
B. Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade is an influential 1788 pamphlet by former slave ship captain turned Anglican clergyman John Newton, in which he condemns and details the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
C. The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
D. Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres
Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres is an 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Enlightenment philosopher Marquis de Condorcet that denounces the moral and political injustices of Black slavery.
E. The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	18th-century book ⓘ abolitionist treatise ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
aim	to argue for the abolition of the slave trade ⓘ to expose the cruelties of the slave trade ⓘ
argues	that slavery is incompatible with Christianity ⓘ that slavery violates natural rights ⓘ that the slave trade is economically and socially harmful ⓘ
associatedWith	Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
author	Thomas Clarkson ⓘ
centuryOfPublication	18th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Great Britain ⓘ
criticizes	European involvement in the slave trade ⓘ economic arguments for slavery ⓘ moral justifications for slavery ⓘ
focusesOn	Atlantic world ⓘ enslavement of Africans ⓘ
genre	moral philosophy ⓘ political writing ⓘ
hasMoralStance	anti-slavery ⓘ
hasPoliticalStance	pro-abolition of the slave trade ⓘ
historicalContext	Age of Enlightenment ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
influenced	British public opinion on slavery ⓘ early abolitionist campaigns in Britain ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	abolitionism ⓘ slavery ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
movement	British abolitionist movement ⓘ
notableFor	role in early British abolitionism ⓘ systematic critique of the slave trade ⓘ
publicationYear	1786 ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor	The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament ⓘ surface form: The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade
shortTitle	An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
structure	divided into sections on history, morality, and policy of the slave trade ⓘ
targetAudience	British legislators ⓘ educated British public ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	18th-century Atlantic slave system ⓘ
title	An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African self-link ⓘ
uses	eyewitness testimony ⓘ historical evidence ⓘ moral reasoning ⓘ

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