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The British Abolition Movement: Parliament, Petitions, and the People
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the grassroots campaign that turned British public opinion against the slave trade. They discuss the Quaker origins of the abolition movement, the role of Thomas Clarkson’s research into the horrors of the Middle Passage, and the massive petition campaign of 1788 that gathered over 100,000 signatures. The conversation also covers William Wilberforce’s parliamentary strategy, the formation of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and the impact of the Zong massacre trial. Lucas explains how economic arguments were countered by moral…
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