Abolition of slavery (2)

3: Campaign for Abolition

Required Resources

• Slides 6-10
• Student Worksheet 1

Delivery

• Slides 6-10 show images of some of the various tools produced by the abolitionists to raise awareness of their cause.
• Ask students to suggest why they think the image of the kneeling figure (Slide 6) was used on many of the anti-slavery objects produced by the movement. Can students liken this repeated use of a popular image to a modern day campaign or logo?
• Ask students to work through the questions on Student Worksheet 1.
• The image on Slide 9 shows an abolitionist sugar bowl inscribed with the words 'East India Sugar, not made by slaves'. East India sugar merchants took advantage of popular anti-slavery feeling to promote sales of their 'ethically' produced sugar. Students should again be encouraged to draw modern-day comparisons such as Fair Trade products. The boycotting of sugar produced on plantations that used slaves is an example of how consumers used their purchasing power to promote change.
• Encourage students to work in pairs and spend five minutes brainstorming modern equivalents of campaign merchandise.

Differentiation

Lower Ability:

Mixed ability pairs can aid differentiation.

Higher Ability:

Design another piece of merchandise for use by abolitionists, taking care to consider the materials which would have been available at the time.