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CHARACTER The ''Amis'' advocated freedom in the French Colonies , arguing that the ideas of the French Revolution should extend to the colonies. The concept of '' Liberté, égalité, Fraternité '' did not include slavery, because the National Assembly argued that the abolition would be debtrimental to the French economy. The society had, as was made clear by Marquis De Condorcet 's program, the abolition of slavery as its immediate goal - and campaigned for it despite calls Clarkson's call for reducing their demands (to activism against slave trade only). OUTCOME In response to the ''Société des Amis Noirs'', anti-abolitionist white men created the ''Club Massaic''. This group had gained more support from the people by indicating the revenue generated from slave colonies. However, in March 1790, the ''Amis'' pressured the National Constituent Assembly to create the ''Committee on Colonies'' (which was, nonetheless, comprised mainly of Mercantilists , and representatives of traders in Bordeaux , Nantes , and Le Havre ). The Society was rendered inactive by the outbreak of the Haitian Revolution , begun as a Slave Rebellion , as well as by the major crisis of the First French Republic (with the start of the Revolutionary Wars ). It remained active until 1793 , publishing its calls in papers such as '' Patriote Français '', '' L'Analyse Des Papiers Anglais '', '' Le Courrier De Provence '', '' La Chronique De Paris ''. NOTABLE MEMBERS
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