Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 134 Wilberforce, William 1759 1833 Wilberforce, W. (William) Lettre à l'Empereur Alexandre sur la traite des noirs Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Biblioth que nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Lettre à l'Empereur Alexandre sur la traite des noirs" by William Wilberforce is a passionate letter advocating for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, likely written in the early 19th century. The book addresses Emperor Alexander I of Russia, appealing to his moral and religious duties to end the slave trade, highlighting its devastating impact on Africa and humanity as a whole. The opening of this letter establishes a somber tone, with Wilberforce expressing deep concern over the continuation of the slave trade despite international condemnation. He recounts the statements made at the Congress of Vienna regarding the abolition of the trade, contrasting them with the ongoing horrors and atrocities still prevalent in Africa. Wilberforce emphasizes the catastrophic effects of the slave trade on both victims and societies, aiming to awaken the conscience of European leaders and incite action against such a moral atrocity. He stresses the collective responsibility of nations to eradicate this "infamous commerce" that has brought suffering and degradation to countless lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Slave trade HT Text FR Peuples et Sociétés Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 197709 2025-08-05T04:39:37.332406 text/html 197821 197571 2024-11-05T06:01:25.423574 2023-10-05T06:40:13.813421 text/html text/html 151512 2025-08-05T04:39:43.031400 application/epub+zip 154637 2025-08-05T04:39:40.256381 application/epub+zip 136713 2025-08-05T04:39:39.186390 application/epub+zip 357456 2025-08-05T04:39:45.193359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347656 2025-08-05T04:39:42.297385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303908 2022-09-05T09:24:41.087188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186442 2025-08-05T04:39:36.996430 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166504 2024-10-28T17:59:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17791 2025-08-05T04:39:45.323368 application/rdf+xml 21685 2025-08-05T04:39:39.667407 image/jpeg 4763 2025-08-05T04:39:39.426394 image/jpeg 150948 2025-08-05T04:39:37.349433 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia