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In these parts of Bury the Chains, the impatience of the public was brought up. They wanted an end to slavery "NOW", and did not want there to be a gradual ending. This was the only logical way of emancipating slaves though, so they were given freedom in shifts. Many people did not agree with this, one such figure was Heyrick, a woman writing about immediate emancipation, and with this giving women the courage now to speak up and voice their opinions on the issue. Women's groups, societies, boycotts, and writings now started growing in popularity and intensity, they reached out across Britain.

Later on Hochschild discusses how the British people were getting aggitated and concerned about the undemocratic way Parliament is selected, and the long process they were taking to abolish slavery. Many people were starting to believe that if there was no reform soon there would be civil unrest, maybe even a revolution. There were more revolts in the Caribbean, and more uncertainty. These helped to strengthen the movement, making people scared that there was no immediate action. In 1833 the emancipation bill finally passed in both houses of Parliament. Although the bill was passed, there was inherently still slavery.