The Complete Antislavery Writings of Anthony Benezet, 1754-1783: An Annotated Critical Edition

by Anthony Benezet

Pennsylvanian Quaker Anthony Benezet was one of the most important and prolific abolitionists of the eighteenth century. The first to combine religious and philosophical arguments with extensive documentation of the slave trade based on eyewitness reports from Africa and the colonies, Benezet's antislavery writings served as foundational texts for activists on both sides of the Atlantic. In England, those who incorporated his work into their own...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080715475X
• ISBN13: 9780807154755
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"