Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies : (Registro nro. 51881)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Clarkson, Thomas, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1760-1846 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies : |
| Remainder of title | With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. |
| 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 | 2003 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| 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 2003-12-01 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Carlo Traverso, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed<br/>Proofreading Team. The page images were generously made available by<br/>the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at<br/>http://gallica.bnf.fr, |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies" by T. Clarkson is a historical and philosophical treatise written in the early 19th century. The work addresses the moral and practical implications of slavery and the need for its eventual abolition, advocating for the improvement of the slaves' conditions in the British colonies as a necessary step towards emancipation. The opening portion of the text presents Clarkson's reflections on slavery and the grim reality faced by slaves in the British colonies. In the preface, he expresses regret over previously optimistic views regarding improvements in slave conditions post-abolition, citing evidence that suggests the cruelty of slavery remains unchanged. Clarkson emphasizes that the fight against slavery must continue, highlighting the moral obligation to reevaluate and improve the treatment of slaves. He outlines the principles of justice and humanity that should guide any proposed changes, ultimately advocating that not only must the condition of the slaves be improved, but they must also be granted their freedom as a matter of natural rights. Clarkson's early arguments set the stage for a broader discourse on the challenges and responsibilities faced by society in seeking to reform the system of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Slavery -- West Indies, British |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- West Indies, British |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10386">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10386</a> |
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