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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 September 2014
    06 June 2013
    ISBN:
    9781139583572
    9781108060158
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139583572
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.24kg, 182 Pages
    • Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
    Subjects:
    History, Regional History after 1500, African History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
    Subjects:
    History, Regional History after 1500, African History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    The author and campaigner Granville Sharp (1735–1813) was born in Durham to a religious family. In 1765, a chance encounter with a slave, Jonathan Strong, sparked the serious interest in abolitionism that in due course saw him become a founding member of the London committee of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Due in part to his efforts and writings, the anti-slavery movement in Britain gained public attention and became a more focused and organised campaign. This tract, originally published in 1776, is one of several anti-slavery works that Sharp produced in that year. A rigorous defence of liberty and of 'the honour of holy Scriptures', it is a riposte to the idea that slavery is sanctioned by God, citing the biblical doctrines of 'Thou shalt not oppress a stranger' and 'Love thy neighbour as thyself'. Also included are several appendices of material relating to the abolitionist cause.

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