A Short History of the American NegroMacmillan, 1939 - 288 pages |
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... England . The rivalry between the different countries of Europe over the slave trade soon became intense ; and England , with her usual aggressiveness , assumed a commanding posi- tion . The commercial supremacy of the Dutch in the ...
... England . The rivalry between the different countries of Europe over the slave trade soon became intense ; and England , with her usual aggressiveness , assumed a commanding posi- tion . The commercial supremacy of the Dutch in the ...
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... England be- come free ? This question had come up before but had not been formally passed upon . The Somerset case ... England ; and therefore the black must be dis- charged . " 1 As commonly stated this meant that as soon as a slave set ...
... England be- come free ? This question had come up before but had not been formally passed upon . The Somerset case ... England ; and therefore the black must be dis- charged . " 1 As commonly stated this meant that as soon as a slave set ...
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... England to engage in antislavery effort . In 1790 he presented to Parliament a petition for the sup- pression of the slave trade . Two years later he was for a while a guest in the home of Thomas Hardy , secretary of the London ...
... England to engage in antislavery effort . In 1790 he presented to Parliament a petition for the sup- pression of the slave trade . Two years later he was for a while a guest in the home of Thomas Hardy , secretary of the London ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The First Blows for Liberty | 14 |
THE ERA OF THE REVOLUTION | 20 |
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