Individuals Flashcards
Thomas clarkson
Driving force in educating the public about the wrongs of the slave trade and ensuring that the movement gained widespread support
What was Thomas Clarkson’s essay on
“It is unlawful to enslave the un-consenting” inspired prominent parliamentary figures to the cause of abolition - 10000 copies were printed and distributed to members of parliament
How far did clarkson travel
Between 1787 and 1794 he travelled more than 35000 miles around Britain to collect evidence of the slave trade and deliver lectures on the subject
What did clarksons evidence include
Items from the ships and evidence of the skills of Africans themselves
What did clarkson use as propaganda
Acquired a cut through section plan of a slave ship cargo hold which he used as propaganda in 1789 which showed the overcrowded conditions faced by those who were enslaved
What was clarksons research assignments
In 1790 he visited 317 ships and spoke to more than 3000 sailors
William wilberforce
Persistently introduced a raft of annual abolition bills to parliament after 1791 hwoever used the supporting evidence of Thomas clarkson and the campaigning of Josiah wedge wood
When did wilberforce make his first speech to parliament
1789 and was able to secure a select committee to investigate the slave issue
What was wrong with wilberfoces bills
He introduced them to late in the season so they had very little time to consider
Why was wilberfoce useful
Under the circumstances with War with France in 1793 his underlying conservatism was a valuable resource since the propertied classes in Britain were reluctant to indulge in anything to radical
Who was olaudah equiano
An ex slave who was eventually able to by his own freedom
When did equiano publish his own biography
1789 “ the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano which offered a first hand account of the slave trade
What did he join in 1787
The sons of Africa group which worked alongside abolitionists and publicised. The cause through touring and lobbying
In 1788 they organised a march on par;aimed
Impact of equiano
Dispelled misconceptions of Africans, since many British people the continent of Africa was uncivilised place
Granville sharp
Used his political skill, legal knowledge and social contacts to become the leading defender of african people in London
And formed society for affecting the abolition of the slave trade
What did sharp do in 1771
Defended James Somerset (a slave ) who had been brought from Jamaica to Britain - he attempted to run away but recaptured and sent back to Jamaica and after a legal battle it was decided that a master had no right to force an enslaved person to return to a foreign country
Ottabah Cuguano
Captured and sold into slavery at the age of 13 in present day Ghana and skipped to Grenada and 1772 he purchased by an English merchant who took him England
What did cuguano publish
1787 published an account of his experiences “narrative of the enslavement of a native of Africa” which reached George III, Edmund Burke
James Ramsey
Navy ships doctor who saw the suffering of slaves in 1759 when he treated over 100 victims
Then became an Anglican minister on the island of st Kitts where he welcomed black and white
What did Ramsey write
An essay on the treatment and conversion of African slaves in the British sugar colonies + published an inquiry into the effects of putting a stop to the African slave trade 1784
Ignatious sanchos
Born in 1729 on a slave ship in the mid Atlantic anc 1731 he was brought to England then ran way to work as butler for the duke of montagu
He wrote poetry and two plays frequently about the experience of slavery and once he died his letters were published to over 12000 subscribers
How did equiano seem more humane
Married an English women and had two children and died with an estate of £950
