Open AccessSlavery, the Slave Trade and the Churches
Author(s) -
James Walvin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
quaker studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2397-1770
pISSN - 1363-013X
DOI - 10.3828/quaker.12.2.189
Subject(s) - atlantic slave trade , fur trade , history , law , religious studies , political science , philosophy , economic history
The British did not initiate, but they came to dominate the Atlantic slave trade. Few expressed moral or ethical doubts about slavery. The Anglican church, was directly involved in slavery. When a Christian voice was raised against the slave trade, it was led by Quakers who also played a critical role in the campaign to end the slave trade.
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