A cross-confessional abolitionist committee was founded in London. Its campaign used petitions, print, testimony and consumer organizing. It helped build public pressure, while enslaved people’s resistance and testimony remained central to the wider struggle. Abolitionist politics could challenge the trade while still leaving imperial authority and racial hierarchy largely intact.
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Which methods were central to the London abolitionist campaign?
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The Society helped organize public pressure through multiple civic methods. Event key: 43_CR_17870522_01
Abolitionist campaigning included petitions and consumer pressure.
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These were among the methods used to build public opposition to the slave trade. Event key: 43_CR_17870522_01