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Advertising bill ('Abolition of Colonial Slavery... Meeting')
Letterpress poster advertising a meeting for the Abolition of Colonial Slavery. The meeting was to be held in Wakefield (Yorkshire) on November 4, 1830. The poster provides a list of Wakefield’s leading abolitionists. Rallies held in support of the abolition campaign frequently attracted very large crowds and were social gatherings as well as political meetings. Published by Hurst. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2508 |
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| Collection: | Special collections |
| Type: | Poster |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hurst of Wakefield |
| Date made: | 4 November 1830 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Frame: 653 mm x 883 mm; Mount: 610 mm x 838 mm |