Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade

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Later 1783: The first Anti-Slavery Committee was founded...

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Later 1783

The first Anti-Slavery Committee was founded (a precursor to the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade , composed chiefly of Quakers ) and The Case of our Fellow Creatures, the Oppressed Africans was published.
Dickson, Mora. The Powerful Bond: Hannah Kilham 1774-1832. Dobson, 1980.
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22 May 1787: The Society for the Abolition of the Slave...

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22 May 1787

The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade was founded in London, by Granville Sharp , Thomas Clarkson , and ten more, of whom nine were Quakers .
Walvin, James. Black Ivory: A History of British Slavery. Howard University Press, 1994.
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Bayly, Christopher Alan. Atlas of the British Empire. Facts on File, 1989.
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Walvin, James et al. “Ignatius Sancho: The Man and His Times”. Ignatius Sancho: An African Man of Letters, National Portrait Gallery, 1997, pp. 93-113.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
under Wilberforce

June 1787: A report from the Yearly Meeting of Quakers...

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June 1787

A report from the Yearly Meeting of Quakers in this and the previous month noted a growing attention in many not of our religious society to the subject of Negro slavery.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
57 (1787): 721-2

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