Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
The Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor was a charitable organisation founded London in 1786 to provide sustenance for distressed people of African and Asian origin. It played a crucial role in the proposal to form a colony for black refugees in Sierra Leone. The work of the Committee overlapped to some extent with the campaign to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire.
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Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
The Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor was a charitable organisation founded London in 1786 to provide sustenance for distressed people of African and Asian origin. It played a crucial role in the proposal to form a colony for black refugees in Sierra Leone. The work of the Committee overlapped to some extent with the campaign to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire.
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