Rhodes House Library, Oxford, anti-slavery collection, 1795-1880 (inclusive), [microform]

59 reels.

English

The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was founded in 1839, its aim being to secure the abolition of slavery in general and in America in particular. It convened the first world Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840 and this was followed in 1842 and 1843 by further conferences. The Aborigines' Protection Society was founded in 1837 and was amalgamated with the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1909. The Mico Charity set up schools in the West Indies following the abolition of West Indian slavery in 1834. Their purpose was to educate the ex-slaves and their children in a period of apprenticeship that was to serve as a preliminary to complete emancipation.

The records consist of correspondence, account books, minutes, attendance registers, and papers from the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, the Aborigines' Protection Society, and the Mico Charity.

Archives or Manuscripts / Microforms

June 01, 2002

Abolitionists.