More than sentiment - Hacking Abolition (4)

In previous posts in my Hacking Abolition blog series, I explored the impetus behind Hannah More's entrance into writing about the transatlantic slave trade.  One tactic she used was appealing to emotion by highlighting the great injustice of slavery against fellow human beings.

However, she didn't leave it at that.  More consciously made a move beyond emotion.  This post explores why.

More than sentiment

For More, the entire exercise of employing poetry for the abolition movement is wasted...