A dissuasion to Great-Britain and the colonies, from the slave trade to Africa (Registro nro. 109887)
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| LC control number | 77267396 |
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| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | HT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Swan, James, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1754-1830 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A dissuasion to Great-Britain and the colonies, from the slave trade to Africa |
| 246 1# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | A dissuasion from the slave trade |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2022-10-03 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A dissuasion to Great-Britain and the colonies, from the slave trade to Africa" by James Swan is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. This book effectively combines a moral argument with a critique of the slave trade, arguing against the practice as both unChristian and detrimental to the societies involved. It seeks to highlight the inhumanity of slavery and the moral obligations of those living in a society marked by liberty and Christianity to condemn such practices." Swan’s treatise is structured around a strong moral foundation, presenting arguments that challenge the legality and morality of the slave trade using the laws of God, the law of nature, and practical disadvantages it brings to both Africa and British colonies. He contends that enslaving fellow humans not only contradicts divine laws—citing scriptural admonitions—but also leads to brutal consequences for African societies, who are drained of their populations through war and enslavement. Moreover, he discusses the physical and psychological abuses endured by slaves during their transport and in plantations, aiming to awaken the conscience of his readers. Ultimately, Swan calls for an abolition of the slave trade, advocating for a more humane and just approach to commerce with Africa that respects the dignity of all individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United States: E. Russell, 1772 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Slave trade -- Early works to 1800 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69090">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69090</a> |
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