Everyone Will Be Free: Thomas Clarkson and the End of Slavery in the British Empire
In 1787, Thomas Clarkson, a twenty-five year old graduate of Cambridge University, brought together twelve men to form the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
The Committee organized a movement within England that resulted in the abolition of both the slave trade and slavery in the British Empire in 1833. Thomas Clarkson was the driving force throughout the campaign.
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