Project Gutenberg 2010-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 247 Torrey, Jesse, active 1787-1834 18023775 American Slave Trade Or, An Account of the Manner in which the Slave Dealers take Free People from some of the United States of America, and carry them away, and sell them as Slaves in other of the States; and of the horrible Cruelties practised in the carrying on of this most infamous Traffic Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "American Slave Trade" by Jesse Torrey is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the systematic abduction and sale of free people of color in the United States, highlighting the brutal realities faced by individuals caught in the slave trade as well as the legal and social systems that uphold this institution. Through his writing, Torrey aims to expose the atrocities of slavery and the moral contradictions present in a nation that professes to value liberty. The opening of "American Slave Trade" sets the stage for a thorough exploration of the slave trade in the United States, elaborating on its geographical scope and legal context. Torrey begins with a personal account of his travels that allowed him to observe the practices of slave traders firsthand, providing a vivid depiction of the suffering endured by enslaved individuals. He invokes powerful imagery of the inhumanity of slavery, contrasting the celebrated ideals of freedom in America with the grim realities of those subjected to bondage. Torrey's reflections indicate a strong moral stance against these practices and signal a call for reform and justice, particularly concerning the plight of those wrongfully enslaved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States E300 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 203203 2025-10-13T07:20:57.965295 text/html 202280 2010-04-19T10:43:16 text/html 413344 2025-10-13T07:21:04.623250 application/epub+zip 413043 2025-10-13T07:21:01.198249 application/epub+zip 145001 2025-10-13T07:20:59.800272 application/epub+zip 548852 2025-10-13T07:21:07.137224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530197 2025-10-13T07:21:03.886247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166344 2022-09-14T16:11:49.252929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176884 2025-10-13T07:20:57.521305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177086 2010-04-19T10:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177078 2010-04-19T10:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20225 2025-10-13T07:21:07.265242 application/rdf+xml 14017 2025-10-13T07:21:00.547273 image/jpeg 3309 2025-10-13T07:21:00.215277 image/jpeg 67469 2010-04-19T10:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 317796 2010-04-19T10:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 67449 2010-04-19T10:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 400685 2025-10-13T07:20:57.993306 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