Freedom came to Russian serfs and U.S. slaves in the same decade. The future was fraught with uncertainty for both.

Students could discuss the point of view of different sides of the abolition debate. Produce a spectrum of opinion for different dates, based on how pro or anti-slavery Britain was at that time.

Former slaves made a considerable contribution to the abolition movement. Several wrote and published their personal accounts of slavery. One of the best known authors was Olaudah Equiano ...

Although women didn’t have a voice in society at the time, behind the scenes they played a significant role in the abolitionist campaign, organising petitions and boycotting sugar produced by ...

A look at the role of Christian emancipators, such as Scotland’s James Ramsay, in the abolition movement. Ramsay saw the exploitation of human beings for profit as unjust and evil. Investigate ...

Two possibilities are Benjamin Lundy, who helped establish the Maryland Anti-Slavery Society in 1825, and William Lloyd Garrison, who joined Lundy in 1829 in publishing the abolitionist newspaper ...

How people in power used their influence against the abolition movement. Henry Dundas was Secretary of State for Britain and the Colonies as well as Lord of the Admiralty. He used his influence ...

Dr. Benjamin Rush, a renowned Philadelphia citizen, proposed the complete abolition of capital punishment. William Bradford, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, was ordered to investigate capital ...

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 16, 1822, William Blaikie and his family sailed to America on a seven-week voyage at age ...

Activists mobilised public opinion in favour of abolition. They organised petitions, boycotts, mass rallies, public debate, legal injunctions and parliamentary actions. Zachary Macaulay was able ...