Thoughts upon the African slave trade

Thoughts upon the African slave trade / by John Newton.

Originally a slave trader, John Newton experienced a religious conversion and became an Anglican clergyman and fervent abolitionist. His 1788 essay is notable for its frank descriptions of conditions on board slave ships during the Middle Passage.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newton, John, 1725-1807
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for J. Buckland, and J. Johnson, 1788.
Series:Empire online. Religion & Empire.
Subjects:
Slave trade > Africa.
Slave trade > Great Britain.
Slavery and the church > Great Britain.
RELIGION > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > General.
Slave trade
Slavery and the church
Africa
Great Britain
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Description
Summary:Originally a slave trader, John Newton experienced a religious conversion and became an Anglican clergyman and fervent abolitionist. His 1788 essay is notable for its frank descriptions of conditions on board slave ships during the Middle Passage.
Item Description:Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
Physical Description:1 online resource (41 pages)
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Citation/References Note:Goldsmiths'-Kress,

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