Account of the British abolitionist campaign that pioneered citizen activism to end the slave trade and slavery in the empire.
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Account of the British abolitionist campaign that pioneered citizen activism to end the slave trade and slavery in the empire.
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An account of the first great human rights crusade, which originated in England in the 1780s and resulted in the freeing of hundreds of thousands of slaves around the world. In 1787, twelve men gathered in a London printing shop to pursue a seemingly impossible goal: ending slavery in the largest empire on earth. Along the way, they would pioneer most of the tools citizen activists still rely on today, from wall posters and mass mailings to boycotts and lapel pins. Within five years, more than 3...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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References to cruelties and conditions of the slave trade
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation
Religious content
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Quaker and evangelical Christian roles in the movement
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Central focus on political activism and parliamentary reform
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Extensive coverage of slavery, the slave trade, and systemic cruelty
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