A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition

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abolitionist treatise non-fiction book political pamphlet

"A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.

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Label	Occurrences
An Inquiry into the Effects of Putting a Stop to the African Slave Trade	2
A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition canonical	1

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Target entity: A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
Context triple: [Thomas Clarkson, wrote, A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition]

A. An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
*An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.
B. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament
"The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament" is a seminal 1808 work by Thomas Clarkson chronicling the British campaign and legislative struggle to end the transatlantic slave trade.
C. An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
D. The Anti-Slavery Record
The Anti-Slavery Record was a 19th-century American abolitionist periodical that documented the realities of slavery and promoted the cause of immediate emancipation.
E. Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres
Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres is an 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Enlightenment philosopher Marquis de Condorcet that denounces the moral and political injustices of Black slavery.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
Target entity description: "A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.

A. An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
*An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.
B. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament
"The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament" is a seminal 1808 work by Thomas Clarkson chronicling the British campaign and legislative struggle to end the transatlantic slave trade.
C. An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
D. The Anti-Slavery Record
The Anti-Slavery Record was a 19th-century American abolitionist periodical that documented the realities of slavery and promoted the cause of immediate emancipation.
E. Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres
Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres is an 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Enlightenment philosopher Marquis de Condorcet that denounces the moral and political injustices of Black slavery.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abolitionist treatise ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political pamphlet ⓘ
addresses	economic restructuring after abolition ⓘ human suffering caused by the slave trade ⓘ international implications of abolition ⓘ
advocates	abolition of the slave trade ⓘ
argument	the slave trade has harmful economic effects ⓘ the slave trade has harmful social effects ⓘ the slave trade is morally indefensible ⓘ
associatedWith	British Parliament debates on the slave trade ⓘ campaigns to end the slave trade ⓘ
circulation	printed pamphlet ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Great Britain ⓘ
critiques	economic justifications for the slave trade ⓘ racial ideologies supporting slavery ⓘ
discipline	history ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political economy ⓘ
ethicalFramework	Christian moral arguments ⓘ natural rights philosophy ⓘ
focusesOn	economic consequences of the slave trade ⓘ moral consequences of the slave trade ⓘ social consequences of the slave trade ⓘ
genre	abolitionist literature ⓘ moral treatise ⓘ political argument ⓘ
historicalContext	British abolitionist movement ⓘ transatlantic slavery ⓘ
influenced	later abolitionist writings ⓘ public debate on slavery in Britain ⓘ
intendedAudience	British policymakers ⓘ general reading public ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTopic	British slave trade ⓘ abolition of slavery ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
positionHeld	opposes slave trade ⓘ
publicationPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
purpose	to influence public opinion against the slave trade ⓘ to support legislative abolition of the slave trade ⓘ
stanceOnPolicy	supports legal prohibition of the slave trade ⓘ
stanceOnSlavery	condemns slavery as unjust ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed	18th-century Atlantic world ⓘ
workType	analytical essay ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Clarkson → wrote → A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition ⓘ

An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves → relatedWork → An Inquiry into the Effects of Putting a Stop to the African Slave Trade ⓘ

linked to: A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition

James Ramsay → notableWork → An Inquiry into the Effects of Putting a Stop to the African Slave Trade ⓘ