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On 22 May 1787, twelve men, | On 22 May 1787, twelve men, nine of whom were Quakers, gathered at a printing shop in London, England, to establish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade (or The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade)]. The most prominent members of this group were Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharpe. | ||
It was not by coincidence that Quakers played a leading role in this Society. Already in 1688, Dutch and German Quakers had signed - at Germantown, Pennsylvania - the first anti-slavery statement; later, "English Quakers had begun to express their official disapproval of the slave trade since 1727. During the 1750s, a number of Quakers in Britain's American colonies also began to oppose slavery, calling on English Quakers to take action, and encourage their fellow citizens, including Quaker slave owners, to improve conditions for slaves, educate their slaves in Christianity, reading and writing, and gradually emancipate them. - An informal group of six Quakers pioneered the British abolitionist movement in 1783 when the London Society of Friends' yearly meeting presented its petition against the slave trade to parliament, signed by over 300 Quakers. They subsequently decided to form a small, committed, non-denominational group so as to gain greater Anglican and Parliamentary support. - | |||
The new, non-denominational committee formed in 1787 had nine Quaker members (who, as non-conformists, were debarred from standing for Parliament), and three Anglicans, whose support strengthened the committee's likelihood of influencing Parliament" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade]. | |||
"To expose the barbarity of the slave trade, Clarkson gathered evidence, such as the tools of torture used on slave ships, and interviewed thousands of slave ship sailors. He also developed powerful allies, such as M.P. William Wilberforce, who used his political influence to lobby for abolitionist causes in Parliament. Clarkson, Granville, Wilberforce, and other activists began spreading their message. They published protest pamphlets, raised funds, and organized public lectures and rallies."([http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/origins.htm]). | "To expose the barbarity of the slave trade, Clarkson gathered evidence, such as the tools of torture used on slave ships, and interviewed thousands of slave ship sailors. He also developed powerful allies, such as M.P. William Wilberforce, who used his political influence to lobby for abolitionist causes in Parliament. Clarkson, Granville, Wilberforce, and other activists began spreading their message. They published protest pamphlets, raised funds, and organized public lectures and rallies."([http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/origins.htm]). | ||