The First Step Of The Abolition Of Slavery
The first real blow for freedom came when the Society for the Abolition of
the Slave Trade was established in London in May 1787. The society's
self-appointed task was to create a focus for British anti-slavery through the
distribution of abolitionist books, pamphlets, prints and artefacts.
With a network of local "agents' and "country committees' an energetic man
called Thomas Clarkson mobilised the anti-slavery movement. He organised new
committees, distributed tracts and offered advice and encouragement to hundreds
of grass-roots activists.
It took 46 years, between 1787 and 1833, for Britain to outlaw the slave
trade and abolish slavery throughout her colonial possessions. For many people
the struggle was over however not for everyone.
Despite Britain's withdrawal from the Atlantic slave trade, the traffic still
flourished; in fact, since 1807 it had grown steadily (or so it appeared to
contemporary writers). Slavery overseas still growed, until the abolition of
slavery in the United States 1865 which cut down most of it.
the Slave Trade was established in London in May 1787. The society's
self-appointed task was to create a focus for British anti-slavery through the
distribution of abolitionist books, pamphlets, prints and artefacts.
With a network of local "agents' and "country committees' an energetic man
called Thomas Clarkson mobilised the anti-slavery movement. He organised new
committees, distributed tracts and offered advice and encouragement to hundreds
of grass-roots activists.
It took 46 years, between 1787 and 1833, for Britain to outlaw the slave
trade and abolish slavery throughout her colonial possessions. For many people
the struggle was over however not for everyone.
Despite Britain's withdrawal from the Atlantic slave trade, the traffic still
flourished; in fact, since 1807 it had grown steadily (or so it appeared to
contemporary writers). Slavery overseas still growed, until the abolition of
slavery in the United States 1865 which cut down most of it.