anti-slavery societies
Freedom advocacy groups
Anti-slavery societies were organizations formed to advocate for the abolition of slavery, particularly active in Britain and the United States during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Members organized petition campaigns, published pamphlets, and pressured legislators.
The American Anti-Slavery Society, founded in 1833, became the most prominent such organization in the U.S., though internal disputes over tactics and women's participation eventually fractured the movement.
- grassroots organizationsLocally driven civic groups
- coalitionsAllied groups acting together
- abolitionismMovement to end oppression
- petitioningFormally requesting action
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
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