Opposition to #AtlanticSystem #slavery is as old as the practice and its immorality was always understood. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1775 the first #abolitionist society in North America was formed in Philadelphia, PA, by #BenjaminFranklin, #BenjaminRush. & #Quaker #AnthonyBenezet.

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The #MiddlePassage and #AtlanticSystem #slavery were so brutal that when, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1737, a slave ship arrived in #StKitts with 251 slaves, 100 of the men jumped overboard. The English crew tried to save their 'cargo' but 33 evaded 'rescue' and sank.