Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery (Penguin

Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery (Penguin Classics)

A freed slave's daring assertion of the evils of slavery

Born in present-day Ghana, Quobna Ottobah Cugoano was kidnapped at the age of thirteen and sold into slavery by his fellow Africans in 1770; he worked in the brutal plantation chain gangs of the West Indies before being freed in England. His Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of SlaveryÂ is the most direct criticism of slavery by a writer of African descent. Cugoano refutes pro-slavery arguments of the day, including slavery's supposed divine sanction; the belief that Africans gladly sold their own families into slavery; that Africans were especially suited to its rigors; and that West Indian slaves led better lives than European serfs. Exploiting his dual identity as both an African and a British citizen, Cugoano daringly asserted that all those under slavery's yoke had a moral obligation to rebel, while at the same time he appealed to white England's better self.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Country	USA
Author	Quobna Ottobah Cugoano
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	US Ed
EISBN	9781101177105
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
NumberOfPages	242
PublicationDate	1999-02-01
Publisher	Penguin Classics
ReleaseDate	1999-02-01
Studio	Penguin Classics

Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery (Penguin Classics)

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