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Clarkson Counted Dead Sailors to End the Slave Trade

A British abolitionist couldn't get Parliament to listen—so he started counting bodies.

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AbolitionBritish EmpireSlave Trade18th CenturyAtlantic WorldThomas ClarksonWilliam WilberforcePolitical HistorySocial ReformMaritime History

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