While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The Sons of Africa was a British abolitionist group founded in the late eighteenth century that consisted of formerly enslaved Africans who had gained their freedom.
- It was the first Black political organization in British history.
- It was cofounded by Olaudah Equiano and Ottobah Cugoano.
- Its members included John Christopher, James Bailey, Broughwar Jogensmel, and roughly a dozen others.
- The group’s members advocated for abolition by giving public speeches, organizing protests, and persuading legislators to pass antislavery bills.
- Their actions contributed to the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807.