"Men, at that time, both in England and in America, looked upon the slave trade as the life of slavery. The abolition …"

"For by aiming at the abolition of the slave-trade, they were laying the axe at the very root."

"Mr. Wesley, whose letter was read next, informed the committee of the great satisfaction which he also had experience…"

"The first step to be taken to put a stop to slavery in this country, is to leave off importing slaves. For this purpo…"

"The early and more moderate American antislavery societies were called "abolition" societies, and the later and more …"

"Nothing is proved by the expectation of some Northerners that the clause would eventually put an end to slavery, for …"

"Personally I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was –…"

"The transatlantic slave trade is one of the biggest crimes in the history of humankind. And we continue to live in it…"

"The history of slavery is a history of suffering and barbarity that shows humanity at its worst. But it is also a his…"

"One can say that Europe allocated to Africa the role of supplier of human captives to be used as slaves in various pa…"