Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812221265 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jackson has made a major contribution to our understanding of the origins of abolitionism in the Western world. Anthony Benezet's extraordinary story of generosity and commitment is told in Jackson's thoroughly researched, readable book. E. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century"As Jackson demonstrates in his well-researched biography, Benezet was a major force in the transatlantic abolition movement through his publications and correspondence with people like Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush in America, and Granville Sharp and John Wesley in Britain."—Vincent Carretta, Eighteenth-Century Studies. An indispensable addition to the antislavery bibliography."—David Le
When the great antislavery spokesmen Jacques-Pierre Brissot in France and William Wilberforce in England rose to demand abolition of the slave trade, they read into the record of the French National Assembly and the British Parliament extensive unattributed quotations from Benezet's writings, a fitting tribute to the influence of his work.. Benezet's empirical evidence, laid on the intellectual scaffolding provided by the writings of Hutcheson, Wallace, and Montesquieu, had a profound influence, from the high-culture writings of the Marquis de Condorcet to the opinions of ordinary citizens. As a boy,
Maurice Jackson teaches history at Georgetown University.
A must read! Washington, DC After going to Jackson's talk at Howard University, I got a copy of his book and just finished reading it. It is a gem! I cannot believe a book had not been written on the incredible Anthony Benezet before. Jackson has truly opened a chest full of treasure, tha. Wow! AvidReader This is a fascinating, well written, extremely well researched part of American history. Long before William Lloyd Garrison raised his voice to fight slavery, Anthony Benezet was pioneering the abolitionist movement in a time when people thought he was crazy. C. Maxine L. Woodland said Let this voice be heard. One of the best studies ever done on the abolitionist movement. A very readable, engaging and well researched study of Benezet's contribution to abolitionism. Fantastic work.