Am I Not a Man and a Brother
May slavery and oppression cease throughout the world
Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Established by Granville Sharp and Thomas Clarkson in 1787 this token shows the society's emblem of a chained African man, naked and kneeling.
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act became law in 1807 although slavery was not officially abolished until 1833.