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"When the twelve-man abolition committee first gathered in May 1787, the handful of people in Britain who openly called for an end to slavery were regarded as oddballs, or at best as hopelessly idealistic. Yet in less than a year something unprecedented burst into being. Britons were challenging slavery in London debating societies, in provincial pubs, and across dinner tables throughout the country."
— Nov 01, 2024 09:53AM
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"The slave trade had increased to unparalleled levels, bringing prosperity to key ports, including London .
How to begin the massive job of changing public opinion? Furthermore, nineteen out of twenty Englishmen, and all English women were not allowed to vote.
Without this most basic of rights themselves, could they be roused to care about the rights of other people, of a different skin colour, an ocean away?"
— Oct 26, 2024 11:50AM
How to begin the massive job of changing public opinion? Furthermore, nineteen out of twenty Englishmen, and all English women were not allowed to vote.
Without this most basic of rights themselves, could they be roused to care about the rights of other people, of a different skin colour, an ocean away?"
