The Remedy

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Thomas Fowell Buxton M.P. (17861845) Was A Philanthropist Who Had Many Connections With The Quaker Movement Through The Family Of His Wife Who Was The Sister Of Henry Gurney And Elizabeth Fry. He Was A Passionate Opponent Of Slavery And Campaigned To End It At A Time When Most British People Believed That Enough Had Been Done By The Abolition Of British Slave Trading In 1807. The Remedy First Published In 1840 Called On The Government To Do More To Assist African Development So That African Chiefs'' Participation In The Trade Would Be Reduced. Many African Rulers Believed That Slavery Was Their Only Economic Resource But Buxton Argued That This Was False And That With Training In Agriculture And Commerce The Available Workforce Could Improve The Economy Of Africa Without Slavery. He Also Advocated Greater Use Of The Navy To Patrol The Coasts Of Africa To Drive Off Slavers.
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