Elizabeth Heyrick Quotes
Immediate, unconditional emancipation. The best preparation for freedom is freedom.
One of the arguments against Negro emancipation from slavery was that they were not prepared for freedom. This famous quote countered that argument. Ironically, a similar argument was made years later with respect to Women’s Suffrage. It was argued that women first had to learn about voting and politics. This quotation was again used by the suffragettes long after Heyrick’s death.
Elizabeth Heyrick, 1769–1831, English Philanthropist & Abolitionist, Quoted in Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Women and The Alphabet, 1881
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Hopkins, an early abolitionists, along with many others saw the danger when the British promised freedom to all Negro slaves who would help their cause.
American reformers followed slavery issues in Africa and elsewhere. The status of Africa was particularly important as the notion of extensive American Black colonization was still viable to many.
This was the first success that the anti-slavery forces of England had—the recognition and official classification of slaves as humans. After that, it was easier to abolish the slave trade which occurred 16 years thereafter.
He succeeded to the extent that he was the driving force behind the British abolition of the Slave Trade.
See {620508} for how far he is willing to take this principle.
Elizabeth Heyrick was an English philanthropist and campaigner against the slave trade. She supported immediate, rather than gradual, abolition.
