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Before 1750, most people felt that slavery was natural and legitimate. Ships from all over the world used the shore method of trading with citizens of Africa to get more slaves. Slaves could be anyone from a political prisoner to someone who was kidnapped. However, by 1772 at the latest, runaway slaves were helped by the citizens of England and were allowed to merge into society. Between 1788 and 1792, British women led a peaceful political movement to abolish slavery. They were known to emphasize that human bondage is immoral and were against the inhumane treatment of female slaves and slave families. Their efforts worked and Parliament eventually abolished the slave trade in Britain, although it was allowed in the colonies.
 * __Campaign to Abolish Slavery__**

McKay, John P, et al. __A History of Western Societies__. Boston, Massachusetts. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.