Slavery -- Early works to 1800
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Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species (London, 1787), by Ottobah Cugoano- Thoughts Upon Slavery (third edition; London: Printed by R. Hawes, 1774), by John Wesley
- Thoughts Upon Slavery (Philadelphia: J. Cruikshank, stated date 1774), by John Wesley
- Thoughts Upon Slavery (fifth edition; London: Printed by G. Paramore, 1792), by John Wesley
- Considerations on Keeping Negroes, Recommended to the Professors of Christianity of Every Denomination, Part Second (Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1762), by John Woolman (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes, Recommended to the Professors of Christianity of Every Denomination (Philadelphia: J. Chattin, 1754), by John Woolman (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Some Historical Account of Guinea: Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants, With an Inquiry Into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature, and Lamentable Effects (Philadelphia: J. Crukshank, 1771), by Anthony Benezet
- Some Historical Account of Guinea: Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants, With an Inquiry Into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature, and Lamentable Effects (London, reprinted 1772), by Anthony Benezet (Gutenberg text)
- Some Historical Account of Guinea: Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants, With an Inquiry Into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, its Nature, and Lamentable Effects (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1788), by Anthony Benezet
- The Address of Abraham Johnstone, a Black Man, Who Was Hanged at Woodbury, in the County of Glocester, and State of New Jersey, on Saturday the 8th Day of July Last, To the People of Colour; To Which Is Added His Dying Confession or Declaration; Also, a Copy of a Letter to His Wife, Written the Day Previous to His Execution (Philadelphia: The Purchasers, 1797), by Abraham Johnstone (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Essays Historical and Moral (London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1785), by G. Gregory
- Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith, a Black Man, Who Was Executed at Boston This Day Being Thursday, October 12, 1797 for Burglary (1797), by Stephen Smith (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America (originally published 1798), by Venture Smith (Gutenberg text)
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America: Related by Himself (New London, CT: Printed by C. Holt, 1798), by Venture Smith
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America (Middletown, CT: J. S. Stewart, 1897), by Venture Smith, ed. by H. M. Selden (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Some Historical Account of Guinea: Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants, With an Inquiry Into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature, and Lamentable Effects (Philadelphia: J. Crukshank, 1771), by Anthony Benezet
- Some Historical Account of Guinea: Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants, With an Inquiry Into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature, and Lamentable Effects (London, reprinted 1772), by Anthony Benezet (Gutenberg text)
- Some Historical Account of Guinea: Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants, With an Inquiry Into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, its Nature, and Lamentable Effects (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1788), by Anthony Benezet
- An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African (with additions; 1786 edition), by Thomas Clarkson (Gutenberg text)
- An Argument in The Case of James Sommersett, a Negro, Lately Determined by The Court of King's Bench: Wherein It Is Attempted To Demonstrate The Present Unlawfulness of Domestic Slavery in England; To Which is Prefixed a State of The Case: By Mr. Hargrave, One of the Counsel for the Negro (London: Printed for the author, 1772), by Francis Hargrave
- All Slave-Keepers That Keep the Innocent in Bondage: Apostates (Philadelphia: Printed for the author, 1737), by Benjamin Lay (HTML at Evans TCP)
- A Caution and Warning to Great-Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (Philadelphia: Printed by H. Miller, 1766), by Anthony Benezet
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (London reprint of 1767), by Anthony Benezet (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1784), by Anthony Benezet
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1785), by Anthony Benezet
- Copy of a Letter from Benjamin Banneker, to the Secretary of State, With His Answer (Philadelphia: D. Lawrence, 1792), by Benjamin Banneker, contrib. by Thomas Jefferson
- A Serious Expostulation With the Members of the House of Representatives of the United States (Philadelphia: D. Lawrence, 1793), by Warner Mifflin (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Views of American Slavery, Taken a Century Ago (Philadelphia: Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge, 1858), by Anthony Benezet and John Wesley
- Considerations on Keeping Negroes, Recommended to the Professors of Christianity of Every Denomination, Part Second (Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1762), by John Woolman (HTML at Evans TCP)
- An Essay in Vindication of the Continental Colonies of America, From a Censure of Mr. Adam Smith, in His Theory of Moral Sentiments; With Some Reflections on Slavery in General (London: Printed for the author, 1764), by Arthur Lee
- Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes, Recommended to the Professors of Christianity of Every Denomination (Philadelphia: J. Chattin, 1754), by John Woolman (HTML at Evans TCP)
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America (originally published 1798), by Venture Smith (Gutenberg text)
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America: Related by Himself (New London, CT: Printed by C. Holt, 1798), by Venture Smith
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America (Middletown, CT: J. S. Stewart, 1897), by Venture Smith, ed. by H. M. Selden (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- All Slave-Keepers That Keep the Innocent in Bondage: Apostates (Philadelphia: Printed for the author, 1737), by Benjamin Lay (HTML at Evans TCP)
- A Caution and Warning to Great-Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (Philadelphia: Printed by H. Miller, 1766), by Anthony Benezet
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (London reprint of 1767), by Anthony Benezet (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1784), by Anthony Benezet
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1785), by Anthony Benezet
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Filed under: Slavery- A Dissertation on Slavery, With a Proposal for the Gradual Abolition of It, in the State of Virginia (Philadelphia: Printed for M. Carey, 1796), by St. George Tucker
- The Results of Emancipation (Boston: Walker, Wise, and Co., 1863), by Augustin Cochin, trans. by Mary L. Booth (page images and uncorrected OCR text at MOA)
- The Results of Slavery (Boston: Walker, Wise, and Co., 1863), by Augustin Cochin, trans. by Mary L. Booth
- A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical, and Historical View of Slavery, From the Days of the Patriarch Abraham, to the Nineteenth Century (New York: W. I. Pooley and Co., c1864), by John Henry Hopkins
- The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign: Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished, by Henry Charles Carey (Gutenberg text)
- Slavery (Boston: J. Munroe and Co., 1835), by William Ellery Channing
- Slavery (second edition, revised; Boston: J. Munroe and Co., 1836), by William Ellery Channing (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Slavery (fourth edition, revised; Boston: J. Munroe and Co., 1836), by William Ellery Channing (page images at HathiTrust)
- Studies on Slavery, in Easy Lessons, by John Fletcher (page images at MOA)
- Africa: Slave or Free? (London: Student Christian Movement, 1919), by John H. Harris, contrib. by Sydney Olivier
- The Captives: By James Leander Cathcart, Eleven Years a Prisoner in Algiers (LaPorte, IN: Herald print, c1899), by James L. Cathcart, ed. by Jane Bancker Cathcart Newkirk (multiple formats at archive.org)
- An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the Month of August, 1815 (New York: T. and W. Mercein, 1817), by James Riley, ed. by Anthony Bleecker (multiple formats at archive.org)
- An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the Month of August, 1815 (New York: Leavitt and Allen, 1859), by James Riley (page images at HathiTrust)
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