The campaign to abolish slavery took many forms. Abolitionists, both individuals and groups, campaigned for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade and, after 1807, for the complete abolition of slavery in the British colonies. The campaign made use of a variety of different media and the sources below include newspaper articles, pamphlets and political cartoons.
Source 1 - Committee minutes
Source 2 - Campaign medallion
Source 3 - Poster
Source 4 - A Negro's Complaint
Source 5 - Britannia
Source 6 - Diagram of a slave ship
Source 7 - Election Handbill
Source 8 - A slave revolt
Source 9 - Elizabeth Heyrick
Source 10 - Cruikshank's cartoon
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