xiv Preface today’s antislavery movement and understanding its historical traditions give us an analytic context and help us make sense of some of the modern-day debates on policy, program, priorities, and perspectives. Fascinatingly, the language de- veloped sometimes centuries ago by religious, abolitionist, feminist, and human rights advocates created frameworks for modern antislavery advocates. This book gives the reader those frameworks—whether it is God’s word (“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me . . . he has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives . . . and to set at liberty those who are oppressed”) a vision of equality (Josephine Butler talk- ing about “the double standard of morality”—one for men another for women) the abolitionist (a broad spectrum of secular antislavery activists working at the practical level—fi rst to stop the slave trade, and to develop alternatives to goods produced by slaves) or the human rights (fully developed in the 20th century, with a Universal Declaration of Human Rights that proclaims inherent rights of all human beings). This book is laid out chronologically to show the development of the modern- day antislavery movement. Each chapter has documents from the four antislav- ery traditions. The primary source materials are printed either in their entirety or in excerpts. No material or words have been changed, nor the order rearranged. One early document, the fi rst Quaker pamphlet against slavery, is written in Old English, and the spellings of certain words, though maddening to decipher, are best presented as written. The British spellings of words also remain—for example, the word “labour,” instead of the American “labor,” in international documents. Citations have been removed for clarity but can be found in the original source documents. Interspersed throughout the book are sidebars that tell the stories of survivors, give overviews of other anti-traffi cking efforts and aspects of the modern move- ment’s focus. Each document is followed by an analysis, the source citation, and suggestions for further reading to gain other perspectives on the topic. A Reader’s Guide to Related Documents groups the materials by subject matter and the differ- ent perspectives. A bibliography allows the reader easy access to the original docu- ments. As an interesting visual to see how the fi ght to end slavery has evolved, a chronology is included, which begins in the mid-1600s and ends with current ef- forts. The chronology cites additional efforts not discussed in the documents, but included in the book to guide the reader and pinpoint signifi cant markers in the fi ght to stop slavery. With each new effort undertaken to end slavery and human traffi cking, we dis- cuss the debates and differences in policy perspectives, strategy, tactics, and end goals. In some cases, we look at campaigns that worked and others that failed. Taking that failure and revamping a campaign or effort can often turn defeat into victory. As history shows us, it is not an easy battle, nor a short one. The spirit of freedom is passed down from generation to generation and the fi ght goes on. It is my hope this book will inspire the next generation to take up the torch of liberty and defeat slavery for good. I had much help while completing this book, and I want to thank those who helped most. First, a thank you to four students who did basic research fi nding
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