Individuals in the Slave Trade
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- Individuals in the Slave Trade
- William Wilberforce
- Presented bills to parliament every year from 1791
- Bill defeated largely as a result of war with France from 1793
- Acted as the parliamentary face for abolition
- Based largely on information gathered from Clarkson and other researchers
- 1787 weekly meetings with Clarkson
- His trips onto slave ships, also
- Based largely on information gathered from Clarkson and other researchers
- A devout Christian - he used this for the basis of his actions
- Became so after a tumultuous earlier life
- Worked with Whig and Tory parties to gain abolition
- Was good friends with Pitt, fell out over France
- Worked with Grenville from 1806
- Presented bills to parliament every year from 1791
- Thomas Clarkson
- A key researcher in the abolition
- Became dedicated to the cause after winning an essay competition on the subject
- He prepared the groundwork for a greater movement
- In 1790, he visited 317 ships and spoke to more than 3000 sailors
- His work inspired prominent parliamentarians (such as William Wilberforce) to campaign for abolition
- His work allowed a moral ground on which Wilberforce could enforce his campaign
- It was thanks to his work that broader interest in abolishing the slave trade grew prominent
- Despite Quaker's earlier efforts, Clarkson's work gave people a greater idea of the realities
- He helped to found 1200 branches of the Society for Effecting the Slave Trade
- He ensured that no details were left out; especially for Wilberforce's speeches
- Travelled 35,000 miles in 1794 to collect evidence and deliver lectures
- His lectures involved objects from actual slave ships, and helped to humanise slaves
- A key researcher in the abolition
- Olaudah Equiano
- His campaign's strength lay in experience, giving him a more powerful platform than others
- His books and touring heightened the sense of moral outrage
- He presented a real image of Africa and exposed the realities of the slave trade for all to see, dispelling the ignorance that had ruled prior
- Published The 'Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano' in 1789
- Gave a first-hand account of life as a slave, allowing people to empathise on a level greater than ever before
- Readers realised that what they were reading was actually happening to other humans
- People could no longer think of slavery as an abstract
- Joined the Sons of Africa group in 1787 to work alongside British abolitionists
- They publicised the cause through touring, and even lobbying
- These actions dispelled the common belief that Africans were uncivilised
- 1788 march on parliament in support of the Dolben Act (regulating number of slaves per ship)
- They publicised the cause through touring, and even lobbying
- He died, however, in 1797, not witnessing firsthand the abolition of the slave trade
- His campaign's strength lay in experience, giving him a more powerful platform than others
- William Wilberforce
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