The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
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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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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abolitionist treatise → non-fiction book → |
| advocates |
moral responsibility of Britain toward Africa
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use of commerce as an anti-slavery tool → |
| aimsTo |
influence British government policy
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influence British public opinion → provide practical measures to end the slave trade → |
| analyzes |
causes of the African slave trade
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economic structures sustaining the slave trade → |
| associatedWith |
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
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Evangelical reform movement in Britain → |
| author |
Thomas Fowell Buxton
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticizes |
European complicity in the slave trade
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continuing illegal slave trading after British abolition → |
| critiques |
limitations of existing anti-slavery laws
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| documents |
human suffering caused by the slave trade
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scale of the transatlantic slave trade → |
| focusesOn |
British colonial policy in Africa
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West Africa → |
| genre |
abolitionist literature
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political treatise → |
| hasSubject |
African societies engaged in or affected by the slave trade
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European and American slave traders → |
| historicalContext |
early Victorian era
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post-1807 British abolition of the slave trade → |
| influenced |
debates on legitimate commerce in Africa
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later British anti-slavery policy in Africa → |
| intendedAudience |
British abolitionist activists
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British policymakers → educated British public → |
| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
British anti-slavery movement
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abolitionism → transatlantic slave trade → |
| proposes |
British governmental intervention to suppress the slave trade
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development of agricultural production in Africa → economic incentives to replace slave trading → political action against the slave trade → promotion of legitimate commerce in Africa → treaties with African rulers → |
| publicationYear |
1839
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| relatedTo |
British abolition of slavery in the British Empire
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British naval West Africa Squadron → |
| supports |
international cooperation against the slave trade
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naval suppression of the slave trade → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Thomas Fowell Buxton
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