A 19th Century Abolisionist Figure of an African Slave
12.1/2in. (32 cm) high
Condition: No obvious issues.
Price: £450
The abolitionist movement was a political and social effort to end slavery and liberate enslaved people, particularly gaining momentum in the late 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the Americas. Activists, including former enslaved people, politicians, and religious groups, used methods like public awareness campaigns, boycotts, legislative lobbying, and direct action like the Underground Railroad to achieve the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery. Key outcomes included the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in the British Empire and the eventual 13th Amendment in the United States.
