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Emancipation Debate Over Slavery and British Policy
Parliament debates abolition of the slave trade amid Caribbean unrest and growing colonial regulations. Speakers urge gradual end through natural population growth, condemning the trade as cruelty, with Pitt pressing for abolition and warnings of strategic danger if trade continues. Colonies push for unified rules, while arguments hinge on morality, self preservation, and global pressures.
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Sewell
Wiléerforce
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Great Britain
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West India Islands
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