Charles Sumner: “The abolition of the slave-trade by Act of Parliament, in 1807, was…”

On the record

The abolition of the slave-trade by Act of Parliament, in 1807, was the signal for a change of history.

Said by

Massachusetts

Source

Sumner emphasizes the significance of the abolition of the slave trade as a pivotal moment in history.

More from Charles Sumner

Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.

Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

Other voices in this conversation

Charles Sumner: “The abolition of the slave-trade by Act of Parliament, in 1807, was the signal for a change of history.”