The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade: Ancient and Modern; the Forms of Slavery that Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and Rome, the African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States. Compiled from Authentic Materials, by W. O. BlakeJ. & H. Miller, 1857 - 832 páginas |
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... question , and I did not doubt that by exerting myself diligently , persons who were then strangers to me would be raised up in time . I considered next , that it was impossible for a great cause like this to be for- warded without ...
... question , and I did not doubt that by exerting myself diligently , persons who were then strangers to me would be raised up in time . I considered next , that it was impossible for a great cause like this to be for- warded without ...
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... question , but now he took a part in the distribution of my books . Having read my He expressed " Among those whom I visited , was Mr. Wilberforce . On my first interview with him , he stated frankly , that the subject had often ...
... question , but now he took a part in the distribution of my books . Having read my He expressed " Among those whom I visited , was Mr. Wilberforce . On my first interview with him , he stated frankly , that the subject had often ...
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... question of the aboli- tion of the slave - trade at any time . Mr. Fox wished that there might be no delay ; he said he was sorry the con- sideration of the question , but more particularly where so much human suffering was concerned ...
... question of the aboli- tion of the slave - trade at any time . Mr. Fox wished that there might be no delay ; he said he was sorry the con- sideration of the question , but more particularly where so much human suffering was concerned ...
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... question then was , which way the latter came by them . In answer to this question , the privy council report , which was then on the table , afforded evidence the most satisfactory and conclusive . He had found things in it , which had ...
... question then was , which way the latter came by them . In answer to this question , the privy council report , which was then on the table , afforded evidence the most satisfactory and conclusive . He had found things in it , which had ...
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... question should come before the house . Soon after this the house broke up ; and the discussion of the propositions , which was the next parliamentary measure intended , was postponed to a future day , which was sufficiently distant to ...
... question should come before the house . Soon after this the house broke up ; and the discussion of the propositions , which was the next parliamentary measure intended , was postponed to a future day , which was sufficiently distant to ...
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