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Difficulty: MediumBlack Abolitionism and Anti-Slavery Activism

Read the excerpt below and answer the following question.

"I feel that I represent a class, three millions of whom are this night in chains on the American soil, and in their name, and for their sake, I appeal to your hearts and your consciences... The slaveholder is a man-stealer... You have no slave law here; your atmosphere is too pure for a slave to breathe. But you are connected with the system by the cotton trade."
— Sarah Parker Remond, speech delivered in Manchester, England, 1859

Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the strategy employed by Black abolitionists like Sarah Parker Remond to advance their cause?

  1. Leveraging international platforms to generate moral condemnation of slavery and highlight transatlantic economic complicity.Answer
  2. B
    Advocating for the mass emigration of free and enslaved African Americans to establish independent settlements in Great Britain or West Africa.
  3. C
    Promoting covert, everyday resistance strategies such as tool breaking and labor slowdowns within British industries.
  4. D
    Organizing armed insurrections and shipboard rebellions to physically disrupt the transatlantic cotton trade.

Answer

Leveraging international platforms to generate moral condemnation of slavery and highlight transatlantic economic complicity.
The correct answer is correct because Sarah Parker Remond's speech in Manchester directly targets a British audience, appealing to their moral conscience while reminding them of their economic connection to Southern slavery through the cotton trade. This reflects the broader transatlantic strategy of Black abolitionists to build global pressure against American chattel slavery.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the stimulus text to identify the speaker's main points and audience.
The speaker is addressing a British audience ("You have no slave law here") and explicitly points out their connection to Southern slavery through the cotton trade ("But you are connected with the system by the cotton trade").
This establishes the international context and economic link of the abolitionist appeal.
2
Evaluate the choices to find which one matches this international and economic strategy.
The option focusing on leveraging international platforms and highlighting transatlantic economic complicity directly matches the speech's emphasis.
This identifies the correct historical strategy shown in the primary source.
3
Verify why the other options represent incorrect strategies or historical errors.
Emigration, covert everyday resistance, and armed insurrections do not align with the text's method of public lecturing, transatlantic moral suasion, and highlighting trade connections.
This confirms the correct option by process of elimination.

Key Concept

Transatlantic abolitionist networks and strategies linking moral suasion with international economic pressure.
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