Thoughts Upon Slavery written by Methodist Leader, John Wesley,

Thoughts Upon Slavery written by Methodist Leader, John Wesley,

Thought Leaders

In 1774, Wesley writes this tract attacking the Slave Trade in Africa, Europe and the Americas. Four editions were written in the span of two years spreading his abolitionist influence across the world.

Cruckshank, Joseph

University of Carolina at Chapel Hill

London

1778

Bria Hamm

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Call number BR55 .C6 no. 4 (Rare Book Collection, UNC-CH)

United States 18th Century

Can they say before GOd, that they ever took a single voyage, or bought a single negro from this motive? They cannot. They well know, to get money, not to save lives, was the whole and sole spring of their motions.

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