abolitionist societies
Groups ending bondage
Abolitionist societies were organizations formed to campaign against slavery, particularly active in Britain and the United States during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Members organized petitions, published pamphlets, and pressured legislators to end the slave trade and emancipate enslaved people.
The abolitionist society met weekly to plan their campaign.
- QuakersPacifist Protestant denomination
- moral suasionPersuasion through values
- human dignityIntrinsic worth of persons
- anti-slavery movementCampaign against human bondage
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
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