Candid Reflections upon the Judgement Lately Awarded by the Court of King's Bench, in Westminster-Hall, on What is Commonly Called the Negroe-Cause, by a Planter
Title
Candid Reflections upon the Judgement Lately Awarded by the Court of King's Bench, in Westminster-Hall, on What is Commonly Called the Negroe-Cause, by a Planter
Creator
Long, Edward (Author)
Publisher
First Edition - London, England : T. Lowndes, No. 77, Fleet-Street, 1772
Language
English
Abstract/Description
Edward Long, who signed this text anonymously as "a planter", was an English lawyer with a family history of Caribbean colonialization and plantation ownership. Long used this family history to provide the authority through which he produced Candid Reflections. In the pamphlet, Long criticizes Lord Mansfield's decision at court to declare that James Somerset, an escaped slave, could not be returned to the colonies against his will. Long perceives Mansfield's ruling as a precedence that allows African slaves residing in Britain the same legal protection as natural-born British citizens. His pamphlet seeks to discredit this ruling by proving that African slaves should not be afforded equal legal protection for liberty and property under British law.
Subjects and keywords
Pamphlet
pro-slavery tract
Sommersett, James
Sharp, Granville
Jamaica
London, Great Britain
pro-slavery tract
Sommersett, James
Sharp, Granville
Jamaica
London, Great Britain
Permanent URL
Date created
1772
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Citation
Long, Edward. "Candid Reflections Upon the Judgement lately awarded by The Court of King's Bench, in Westminster-Hall, On what is commonly called The Negroe-Cause, By a Planter." London: T. Lowndes, 1772.