Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
Dublin Core
Title
Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
Subject
Voices in the campaign for the abolition of slavery.
Description
This is the first British publication in which an African writer argues for an end to the slave trade and enslavement – ‘that evil, criminal and wicked traffic’.
Creator
Ottobah Cugoano
Source
British Library
Publisher
British Library, London
Date
1787
Contributor
Riwayat Katia
Relation
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
Format
Text
Language
English
Type
Printed Book
Coverage
Slavery Trade, Enslavement, Colonialism and Slavery, Politics and Religion, Language and Ideas
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URL
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/ottobah-cugoano-thoughts-and-sentiments-on-the-evil-and-wicked-traffic-of-the-slavery
Citation
Ottobah Cugoano, “Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species,” Enlightenmens, accessed February 7, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/251.