The critical factor that contributed to the fall of the American slave diet leading to the abolition movement was the growing awareness of human rights and the inhumane conditions under which enslaved people lived. Activists and abolitionists highlighted how the poor nutrition of enslaved individuals symbolized the larger injustices of slavery. As the abolitionist movement gained momentum, the moral arguments against slavery intensified. The documentation of the brutal realities faced by enslaved people—including their substandard diet—was instrumental in shifting public opinion toward the abolition of slavery.