Tallmadge argued in the House of Representatives that the transatlantic slave trade was "repugnant to the laws of God" and a violation of the principles of the Declaration of Independence, which he asserted established liberty as the birthright of every individual.

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  Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Brown University

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• Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Brown University slaveryandjusticereport.brown.edu Brown University via serper

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• transatlantic slave trade concept