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Abolition Debate on Slave Trade in Parliament
Members debated immediate abolition versus regulation. Pitt urged quick end to the trade citing justice and humanity, while Dundas Windham and others argued for Colonial cooperation and gradual change to avoid shocks to the islands. The speaker warned abolition must halt ongoing harm and preserve national honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Domingo
Wilberforce
William Young
Africa
Weven
Petrie
Tobago
States of America
Jamaica
Ralph Milbank
Leavell
Toussaint
Dundas
Windham
Eiogh
Pitt
Dundag
Ios
Briend