نبذة مختصرة : "Clarkson was a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire and, alongside Wilberforce and Granville Sharp, was instrumental in convincing the British public and Parliament of the moral necessity of abolishing it. He took a leading role in the affairs of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade and undertook the dangerous task of collecting evidence from various British ports with which to lobby Parliament. These included first hand accounts from mariners, such as officers and ship's surgeons, as well as dockworkers and marine-side landlords. He also gathered examples of the grim restraining apparatus used aboard slave ships. Clarkson was attacked on one trip to Liverpool, and was nearly killed by a gang of sailors who had been paid to assassinate him. Clarkson's selfless efforts generated and sustained a national movement which mobilised public opinion as never before, until the Slave Trade Act was passed in 1807. The poet William Wordsworth was so impressed with Clarkson's achievements that he was moved to write the 'Sonnet, To Thomas Clarkson, On the final passing of the Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, March, 1807.' A tablet to his memory lies in Westminster Abbey." (Adrian Harrington, 2021) The plate showing the human cargo of the slave ship Brooks originally appeared in the late 18th century and had a powerful affect on public opinion. The second plate is an interesting data visualization of the rise of the abolitionist movement against the slave trade leading to its outlawing in Britain in 1807.
For the full text of both volumes - vol 1 https://archive.org/details/historyofrisepro01clar/page/n7/mode/2up vol 2 https://archive.org/details/historyofrisepro02clar
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