Question

Explain the work of any TWO persons or societies/ interest group in the British Anti-slavery movement

Answer 1

Answer:

The Anti-Slavery Society was the everyday name of two different British organisations.

The painting of the 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention at Exeter Hall. Move your cursor to identify delegates or click the icon to enlarge.[1]

The first was founded in 1823 and was committed to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Its official name was the Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions. This objective was substantially achieved in 1838 under the terms of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.

A successor organisation, the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, was formed in 1839 by Joseph Sturge VI (1793−1859) to fight for global abolition. After the end of slavery in the United States, the British organisation re-focussed. Through mergers and name changes, it is now known as Anti-Slavery International.