The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade Ancient and Modern: The Forms of Slavery That Prevailed in Ancient Nations Particularly in Greece and Rome; The African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade Ancient and Modern: The Forms of Slavery That Prevailed in Ancient Nations Particularly in Greece and Rome; The African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States<br><br>Convention assembles at Philadelphia 1787. Proceedings in reference to the slave basis of representation the second compromise of the Constitution Debate. Remarks of Patterson Wilson King Gouverneur Morris and Sherman. - Debate on the Importation of slaves by Rutledge Ellsworth Sherman C. Pinckney. Denunciation of slavery by Mason of Virginia. - The third Compromise the con tinuance of the African slave-trade for twenty years and the unrestricted power of Congress to enact Navigation laws.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.