The Anti-slavery Movement in England: A Study in English HumanitarianismArchon Books, 1968 - 390 pages |
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Page 166
... passed by a vote of 17 to 16 . 114 One was reported , May 9 , 1820 , by Mercer's committee , and passed May 12 , ibid . , 16 cong . , 1st sess . , pp . 697-699 . A similar resolution passed the house next session , and a committee ...
... passed by a vote of 17 to 16 . 114 One was reported , May 9 , 1820 , by Mercer's committee , and passed May 12 , ibid . , 16 cong . , 1st sess . , pp . 697-699 . A similar resolution passed the house next session , and a committee ...
Page 202
... passed compelling the overseer or manager of an estate to give information to the coroner of the unnatural death of any slave . The laws were not a dead letter , Ellis argued , because there had been improvements in the habits and ...
... passed compelling the overseer or manager of an estate to give information to the coroner of the unnatural death of any slave . The laws were not a dead letter , Ellis argued , because there had been improvements in the habits and ...
Page 367
... passed by the Colonial Assemblies , for the improvement of the con- dition of Slavery , are deficient in that quality without which all such legislation must be nugatory . The compila- tion of acts passed during that period by thirteen ...
... passed by the Colonial Assemblies , for the improvement of the con- dition of Slavery , are deficient in that quality without which all such legislation must be nugatory . The compila- tion of acts passed during that period by thirteen ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Formation of Public Opinion in Great | 22 |
The Attack on the Slave Trade 17831793 | 59 |
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