The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America 1638-1870Based on the Harvard thesis of DuBois-one of the great black intellectuals of American history-and incorporating analyses of national, state, and colonial statues, Congressional documents, personal narratives, and other foundational sources, this essential work of African-American history examines the prosecution of slavery laws in the early colonies in North America and explores the moral, political, and economical ramifications of the slave trade and its opposition. Topics covered include: . the Revolutionary period . the Federal Convention of 1787 . Toussaint L'Ouverture and the antislavery efforts of 1787 to 1807 . the international slave trade . the rise of the cotton kingdom from 1820 to 1850 . the Civil War era . and more This study of the slave-trade laws remains a vital resource for students of early America. American writer, civil rights activist, and scholar WILLIAM EEDWARD BURGHARDT DUBOIS (1868-1963) was the first black man to receive a PhD from Harvard University. A cofounder of the NAACP, he wrote a number of important books, including The Philadelphia Negro (1899), Black Folk, Then and Now (1899), and The Negro (1915). |
Contents
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Restrictions in Rhode Island | 35 |
Reception of the SlaveTrade Resolution | 45 |
CHAPTER VI | 53 |
The Quintuple Treaty 18391842 | 143 |
Final Concerted Measures 18421862 | 146 |
CHAPTER X | 147 |
THE RISE OF THE COTTON KINGDOM 18201850 | 151 |
The Economic Revolution | 153 |
The Attitude of the South | 154 |
The Attitude of the North and Congress | 155 |
Imperfect Application of the Laws | 158 |
The Appeal to the Convention | 59 |
Reception of the Clause by the Nation | 65 |
CHAPTER VII | 70 |
PAGE 70 | 71 |
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The Act of 1803 | 83 |
State of the SlaveTrade from 1789 to 1803 | 85 |
The South Carolina Repeal of 1803 | 86 |
The Louisiana SlaveTrade 18031805 | 87 |
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Last Attempts at Taxation 18051806 | 91 |
KeyNote of the Period | 93 |
CHAPTER VIII | 94 |
The Act of 1807 | 95 |
disposed of? 58 | 96 |
How shall Violations be punished? | 102 |
How shall the Interstate Coastwise Slave Trade be protected? | 104 |
Legislative History of the Bill | 105 |
Enforcement of the | 108 |
Evidence of the Continuance of the Trade | 109 |
Apathy of the Federal Government | 112 |
Typical Cases | 117 |
The Supplementary Acts 18181820 | 118 |
Enforcement of the Supplementary Acts 18181825 | 123 |
The Rise of the Movement against the SlaveTrade 17881807 | 131 |
The Struggle for an International Right of Search 18201840 | 136 |
Negotiations of 18231825 | 139 |
The Attitude of the United States and the State of the Slave Trade | 141 |
Responsibility of the Government | 161 |
Activity of the SlaveTrade 18201850 | 162 |
CHAPTER XI | 168 |
Commercial Conventions of 18551856 | 169 |
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Commercial Conventions of 18571858 | 171 |
Commercial Convention of 1859 | 172 |
Public Opinion in the South | 173 |
The Question in Congress | 175 |
Southern Policy in 1860 | 177 |
Increase of the SlaveTrade from 1850 to 1860 | 178 |
CHAPTER XII | 194 |
A A Chronological Conspectus of Colonial and State Legislation | 201 |
B A Chronological Conspectus of State National and International | 230 |
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Typical Cases of Vessels engaged in the American SlaveTrade | 289 |
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Bibliography | 299 |
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Page 22 - This is to the monthly meeting held at Richard Worrell's: These are the reasons why we are against the traffic of men-body, as followeth: Is there any that would be done or handled at this manner?