"Thoughts upon Slavery" by John Wesley is a powerful essay that tackles the immorality of slavery in the 1700s. The essay shines a light on the horrific treatment of enslaved Africans and argues that slavery goes against basic fairness and decency. Wesley strongly condemns how Africans are captured, transported under awful conditions, and forced to work on plantations in America. He points out that Africa had thriving societies before Europeans arrived and began to exploit its people. Wesley makes it clear that no law, whether religious or otherwise, can justify owning another person. His writing is a passionate call for people to acknowledge the rights of all humans and treat everyone with compassion and fairness.
Thoughts upon slavery
By John Wesley
Witness the brutal reality of the 18th-century slave trade as one man passionately fights for justice and challenges the very foundation of human subjugation.
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About the AuthorJohn Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
John Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
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