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The Just Limitation of Slavery in the Laws of God - Compared with the Unbounded Claims of the African Traders and British American Slaveholders (Paperback)
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The Just Limitation of Slavery in the Laws of God - Compared with the Unbounded Claims of the African Traders and British American Slaveholders (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
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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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