1. An Overview of 1800's Slave Trade
Sharp won Jonathan Strong's case and so helped many other recaptured slaves to freedom. ... Sharp did not manage to get slavery or the slave trade abolished, but he had started the campaign against slavery. ... Clarkson attended Cambridge University and won an essay competition; the essay's title was "Is it right to make men slaves against their will " For this essay he had done considerable research which opened his eyes to the abhorrent truths of slavery. ... People were only involved in the slave trade because they thought it would be a lucrative business; once people started to ...
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