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On 22 May 1787, twelve men | On 22 May 1787, twelve men, in their majority 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. | ||
"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]). | ||