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The boy seemed ready to die... he almost lost the use of his Legs and Feet... and to compleat his misfortunes was afflicted with so violent a disorder in his Eyes that there appeared to be the utmost danger of his becoming totally blind.

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A toleration of slavery is, in effect, a toleration of inhumanity.

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Granville Sharp

Granville Sharp

Born: November 10, 1735
Died: July 6, 1813 (aged 77)
Bio: Granville Sharp was one of the first English campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. He also involved himself in trying to correct other social injustices. Sharp formulated the plan to settle blacks in Sierra Leone, and founded the St.

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