Founding of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade
- When
- 22 May 1787
- Where
- London, where the society's inaugural committee meeting took place
A twelve-member committee of nine Quakers and three Anglicans met in London on 22 May 1787, founding the abolitionist society with Sharp's position unanimously agreed.
The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, also known as the Abolition Society, was formed on 22 May 1787. At the inaugural meeting of its committee, held in the late afternoon, nine Quakers and three Anglicans came together in a non-denominational body whose mixed composition was meant to strengthen its likelihood of influencing Parliament. Granville Sharp's position was unanimously agreed, and Sharp and Thomas Clarkson are credited as founders. The event's reverberations eventually caught the attention of millions of people around the world.
Sources
- Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
- Granville Sharp Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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