A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery, Consistently with the Interests of All Parties Concerned

"The World" (London, 20 August 1828)
The author . . . is not only possessed of great benevolence of soul, and a deep and enlightened piety, but of the experience gathered by the residence of more than twenty-four years in slave-holding countires, twenty of which he states to have been devoted to a consideration of the means by which the system may be effectually destroyed. Appalling, indeed, is the picture which he has drawn of the effects of slavery on the minds of both the blacks and the whittes--effects, which if not speedily counteracted, threaten the earth with a scourge, for centuries to come. ("The World" (London, 20 August 1828))


Samuel Proctor, Distinguished Service Professor, University of Florida
Chris Monaco's brilliant research is bringing to light information on early 19th century Florida history and American Jewish history that has not been heretofore known. It adds dimension to Moses Elias Levy, already recognized as one of the leading Jewish personalities of his time. Wacahoota Press is to be congratulated in taking the lead in reprinting Levy's "Plan for the Abolition of Slavery." No longer will it be a "lost" item in a forgotten archive.


About the Author
Chris Monaco, the editor and author of the Introduction, is an independent scholar and documentary film maker. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of South Florida and has received awards from the Florida Historical Society and the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. He is a contributor to the "Florida Historical Quarterly" and "American Jewish History."


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