abolitionists canpaign methods

Question 1

Positives of public meetings

Answer 1

Attracted speakers such as Thomas Clarkson to raise profile of the campaign
Improved access to information and raised public awareness
Reported in media and sold out quick

Question 2

Positives of books

Answer 2

Books gained lots of publicity in favour of abolition
Slave captains/doctors turned against the trade to publish there personal experiences
Improved access to information

Question 3

Positives of branding/logo

Answer 3

Became a fashion item in the UK and USA

Branded items where sold to raise money to pay for aspects of the campaign

Question 4

Newspapers

Answer 4

Articles offered accounts of events both in uk and Caribbean
Reported on speeches and letter pages allowed the public to join the debate
Newspaper coverage improved access to info and raised public awareness

Question 5

Petitions

Answer 5

Showed growing strength of public awareness/opinion in favour of abolition
Hundreds of petitions where sent to parliament with hundreds of thousands of signatures
Petitions where sent to parliament, the king, local men who could vote and individual MP’s

Question 6

Sugar boycott