The anti-slavery argument. Source 1Extract from an anti-slavery pamphlet written by Henry Brougham that counters the economic arguments of the pro-slavers. Taken from A Concise Statement of the Question Regarding the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1804.
Your task is to build up a case for abolishing slavery. The sources in this case study have been chosen to help you. When you have read the source and thought about the things to consider, you might find it helpful to make some notes on the worksheet. Things to consider… What point is Brougham trying to make? What do you think the response of the supporters of slavery would have been? What do you think the response of the general public would have been? What do you think about the argument? The anti-slavery argument. Source 2Source 2a. Extract explaining the human cost of slavery. Taken from Substance of the debate in the House of Commons on a motion for the mitigation and gradual abolition of slavery throughout the British Dominions, 1823.
Source 2b. Viewpoint of Robert Thorpe, a judge in a trial of slave traders. Taken from The Trials of the Slave Traders, 1813.
Your task is to build up a case for abolishing slavery. The sources in this case study have been chosen to help you. When you have read the source and thought about the things to consider, you might find it helpful to make some notes on the worksheet. Things to consider… What arguments are being used in these two sources? What do you think the response of the supporters of slavery would have been? What do you think the response of the general public would have been? What do you think about the arguments? The anti-slavery argument. Source 3An ex-slave’s perspective on the harsh treatment meted out to slaves. Taken from Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, London, 1789.
Your task is to build up a case for abolishing slavery. The sources in this case study have been chosen to help you. When you have read the source and thought about the things to consider, you might find it helpful to make some notes on the worksheet. Things to consider… What point is Equiano trying to make? What do you think the response of the supporters of slavery would have been? What do you think the response of the general public would have been? What do you think about the argument? The anti-slavery argument. Source 4Extract of a poem written by Miss Brady on the subject of slavery, 1814. Taken from the Backhouse Papers.
Your task is to build up a case for abolishing slavery. The sources in this case study have been chosen to help you. When you have read the source and thought about the things to consider, you might find it helpful to make some notes on the worksheet. Things to consider… What is Miss Brady trying to say in her poem? What do you think the response of the supporters of slavery would have been if they had ever seen the poem? What do you think the response of the general public would have been? What do you think about the poem and the points it makes? |
