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Thomas Clarkson

Born

in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

March 28, 1760

Died

September 26, 1846

Genre

Abolition

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Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade (also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade) and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807, which ended British trade in slaves.

He became a pacifist in 1816 and, together with his brother John, was among the twelve founders of the Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace.

In his later years, Clarkson campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide; it was then concentrated in the Americas. In 1840, he was the key speaker at the Anti-Slavery Society's (today known as Anti-Slavery International) first confe ...more

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	Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby 3.51 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1913 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the AfricanTranslated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First ... Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2004 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1968 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thomas Clarkson and Ottobah Cugoano: Essays on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species by Thomas Clarkson, Ottobah Cugoano, Mary-Antoinette Smith (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the ... ... and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 Taken from a View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1836 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portraiture of Quakerism (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated): Enriched Edition. Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious ... ... and Character of the Society of Friends really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2000 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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