| Sumario: | Consumed most visibly at the tea table, slave-grown sugar symbolized the corrupting influence the ‘world of goods’ might have on consumers, especially women. This article examines the influence of contemporary debates about gender and commerce on the boycott of slave-grown sugar. In response to William Fox's popular tract, the movement adopted the gendered language of the tea ritual. By shifting the focus of the slave-trade debate to the tea table, supporters of abstention generated widespread support from Britons, including many who otherwise might not have participated in the boycott of slave-grown sugar.
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