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 Project Gutenberg 2020-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 304 Wilberforce, William 1759 1833 Wilberforce, W. (William) A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade Addressed to the freeholders and other inhabitants of Yorkshire Produced by Richard Tonsing, Michael Roe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade" by William Wilberforce is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work serves as a passionate appeal to the freeholders and inhabitants of Yorkshire, urging them to acknowledge the moral imperative to abolish the slave trade. It predominantly discusses the atrocities and injustices of the slave trade system, aiming to incite action against this brutal practice. The opening portion of the text introduces Wilberforce's enduring quest to advocate for the abolition of the slave trade, a cause he has championed for over fourteen years in Parliament. He reflects on both the moral obligation of his constituents and the historical context of the ongoing discussions surrounding slavery. By expressing his concerns about the fading public awareness of the issue and the recent revival of misconceptions and arguments against abolition, Wilberforce lays the groundwork for a detailed examination of the brutal realities of the slave trade—especially its impacts on Africa—promising to present the facts and arguments that underpin the abolitionist cause. He emphasizes the deep moral responsibility shared by the British public, and the urgent need for collective action to eradicate this "foulest blot" on humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Slave trade -- Great Britain Antislavery movements -- Great Britain HT Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 629707 2025-07-25T09:58:34.603688 text/html 604593 2024-10-18T08:52:33 text/html 365658 2025-07-25T09:58:42.530617 application/epub+zip 374510 2025-07-25T09:58:36.198706 application/epub+zip 299739 2025-07-25T09:58:35.365653 application/epub+zip 521219 2025-07-25T09:58:47.065608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494511 2025-07-25T09:58:41.778640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419913 2022-09-28T20:11:26.462417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563236 2025-07-25T09:58:33.788657 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 543303 2024-10-18T08:52:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17490 2025-07-25T09:58:47.212591 application/rdf+xml 16742 2025-07-25T09:58:35.470658 image/jpeg 2416 2025-07-25T09:58:35.417669 image/jpeg 340078 2025-07-25T09:58:34.654689 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia