Anti-Slavery Movements

Definition

Anti-slavery movements were organized efforts aimed at abolishing slavery and ending the slave trade. These movements emerged in various parts of the world as a response to moral concerns about human rights violations inherent in enslaving other human beings.

Related terms

Abolitionists: Individuals who actively campaigned for the abolition of slavery through various means such as writing pamphlets, organizing protests, or supporting legal reforms.

Middle Passage: Refers to the brutal journey endured by enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to America under horrific conditions.

Enslaved Africans: Men, women, and children captured in Africa who were forcibly transported across continents to be owned as property by European colonizers.