slavery of the world

Slaves during the great Famine of Eastern India(above). Bengal trade, 1640-85. In Bengal the East India Company had established a factory at Hughly, hard by the dismantled Portuguese fortress; but were exposed to so much insolence and extortion from the Mogul authorities that they were prepared to leave Bengal rather than tamely submit to further oppression. The trade was enormously profitable, and had helped to defray the cost of the fortifications at Madras and Bombay. Saltpetre had been in large demand ever since the breaking out of the civil war between Charles the First and his parliament. Raw silk and opium were equally marketable, and all three products could be brought from Patna to Hughly by the river Ganges. At Dacca, the old capital of Bengal to the eastward of the Ganges, muslins were manufactured of so fine a texture that a piece sufficient for a dress might be passed through a wedding ring; and every young lady in the British Isles who aspired to be a bride w

Slavery in ancient Egypt  was established in the  New Kingdom  (1550-1175 BCE). Discussions of  slavery  in Pharaonic Egypt are hindered by the complicated terminology used by the  Egyptians  to refer to different classes of people with limited freedom; these terms also changed in meaning over the course of dynastic history. Interpretation of the textual evidence of slaves in  ancient Egypt  is indistinct and has been difficult to differentiate between “servant” and “slave” by word usage alone. [1]  There were three types of enslavement in Ancient Egypt: chattel slavery, bonded labor, and forced labor. [2] [3] [4] Chattel slaves were mostly captives of war. All captives, including civilians not a part of the military forces, become a royal resource. The pharaoh would then resettle the captives by moving them into colonies for labour, giving them to temples, giving them as rewards to deserving individuals, and giving them to his soldiers as  booty . Some chattel slaves began as free

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William Wilberforce quotes  (showing 1-30 of 36) “You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.” ―  William Wilberforce tags:  abolition ,  accomplish ,  christian ,  great-britain ,  heard ,  hope ,  inspirational ,  love ,  peace ,  slavery ,  truth ,  try 772 likes Like “We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.” ―  William Wilberforce tags:  amazing-grace ,  movie 145 likes Like “If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.” ―  William Wilberforce 138 likes Like “Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when your strength begins to fail, and your spirits are well nigh exhausted, let the animating view rekindle your resolution, and call fort

                                   This poem was written by  John Greenleaf Whittier “A LL  ready?” cried the captain;   “Ay, ay!” the seamen said; “Heave up the worthless lubbers,—   The dying and the dead.” Up from the slave-ship’s prison         5   Fierce, bearded heads were thrust: “Now let the sharks look to it,—   Toss up the dead ones first!”   Corpse after corpse came up,—   Death had been busy there;         10 Where every blow is mercy,   Why should the spoiler spare? Corpse after corpse they cast   Sullenly from the ship, Yet bloody with the traces         15   Of fetter-link and whip.   Gloomily stood the captain,   With his arms upon his breast, With his cold brow sternly knotted,   And his iron lip compressed.         20 “Are all the dead dogs over?”   Growled through that matted lip; “The blind ones are no better,   Let ’s lighten the good ship.”   Hark! from the ship’s dark bosom,         25   The very sounds of hell! The ringing