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The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Thomas Clarkson

Cass Library of African Studies. Slavery Series, no 8, London: Cass, 1808 (512.5 CLA/R)

A page from the book as decribed in the caption

Pull-out page from the book with diagrams showing the cramped conditions on a slave ship

This first edition book provides much detail on the abolition campaign, and is an important record of the anti-slavery movement.

Photograph of the book, described in the caption

The spine and title page of the book