THE EXTINCTION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE, AND THE CIVILIZATION OF AFRICA: A REVIEW OF "THE AFRICAN SLAVE - TRADE, AND ITS REMEDY," BY SIR THOMAS FOWELL BUXTON, BART. REPRINTED FROM THE WESLEYAN - METHODIST MAGAZINE FOR JULY, 1840.
London: Published by John Mason, 1840. 26pp. Disbound with scattered foxing, Good+.
Despite herculean efforts to secure its abolition, "The African slave-trade now prevails to a much greater extent, and inflicts on its unhappy victims a much larger amount of suffering, than ever." Maybe, the author speculates, it's the fault of the reformers: We resolved to "cease to do evil," but we did not resolve "to do well, by making reparation to Africa for the wrongs which had been inflicted." The pernicious trade encouraged "warlike and predatory habits" among the Africans.
The solution: spread Christianity among the Africans.
Not in Work. See LCP 1900-1904 for editions of Buxton's "The African Slave-Trade." OCLC records thirteen locations under several accession numbers as of October 2024. Item #40502
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