Let this voice be heard: Anthony Benezet, father of Atlantic abolitionism

A life of conscience -- The early Quaker antislavery movement -- An antislavery intellect develops -- Visions of Africa -- Building an antislavery consensus in North America -- Transatlantic beginnings and the British antislavery movement -- Benezet and the antislavery movement in France -- African...

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Main Author: Jackson, Maurice 1950- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:Let this voice be heard. Anthony Benezet, father of Atlantic abolitionism. By Maurice Jackson. Pp. xvi+374 incl. map+6 ills. Phildelphia, Pa: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. £29.50. 978 0 8122 4129 7 (2012) (Walvin, James)
Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism (review) (2010) (Lapsansky-Werner, Emma)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Benezet, Anthony 1713-1784
B USA / Abolitionists / History 1700-1800
Further subjects:B Abolitionists (United States) Biography
B Antislavery movements (United States) History 18th century
B Benezet, Anthony (1713-1784)
B Biography
B Quakers (United States) Biography
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Summary:A life of conscience -- The early Quaker antislavery movement -- An antislavery intellect develops -- Visions of Africa -- Building an antislavery consensus in North America -- Transatlantic beginnings and the British antislavery movement -- Benezet and the antislavery movement in France -- African voices -- Epilogue: Anthony Benezet's dream
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0812241290