Sons of Africa
18th-century political organisation in Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sons of Africa were a late-18th-century group in Britain that campaigned to end African chattel slavery. The "corresponding society" has been called the Britain's first black political organisation.[1] Its members were educated Africans in London, including formerly enslaved men such as Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano and other leading members of London's black community.[2]
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Sons of Africa | |
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Founder | Ottobah Cugoano Olaudah Equiano Other former black slaves |
Founded | 1787; 237 years ago (1787) |
Newspaper | The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano |
Ideology | Slavery abolition Black people rights Racial equality |
Political position | Left-wing |
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It was closely connected to the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, a non-denominational group founded in 1787, whose members included Thomas Clarkson.