Slavery in the Southern states of America continued long after it was banned in the British Empire. Escaped slaves - and concerned freedmen - presented themselves and the cruelty of chattel slavery to audiences in the North and looked outside the USA particularly to Britain and Ireland for support. To develop our understanding of the anti-slavery campaign we will focus attention on the slaves, of whom there were many, who crossed the Atlantic to speak to huge audiences in meetings throughout the land and the individuals who provided these fugitives with sustenance. We will consider too the effect of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (published 1852) on those same audiences. I will lead you through a carefully selected series of recorded lectures delivered by researchers and authors currently active in the field. Nothing in the way of preparation will be required of you between sessions.