Today's episode focuses on the earliest movement toward abolition. Who were the movers and shakers who started a movement that changed the world? In this first of two parts, we discuss just who was involved in protesting slavery and its egregious loss of life and liberty from the earliest moments. Britain's empirical aspirations rested firmly on the backs of enslaved persons throughout her colonies, yet from the beginning, a few brave souls stood up to protest on both sides of the Atlantic. Content Warning: The contemporary sources quoted in this episode contain language now considered offensive. Intro Music: Zac Bell Exit Music: Jean Claude Hatungimana Cover Art: Emily Noble Day