Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Civilization of Africa: With Remarks on the African Institution, and an Examination of the Report of Their Committee, Recommending a General Registry of Slaves in the British West India IslandsJ.M. Richardson and J. Ridgway, 1816 - 235 страници |
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