When The History of Mary Prince, the first account of a black woman's life in Britain, was published in 1831 it scandalised the British public, galvanised the anti-slavery movement and contributed to ...
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Why Did Britain Abolish Slavery in 1833? (Pt 1)
Documentary series exploring the abolition of Slavery in the British Dominions in 1833. In Episode 1 of this two-part documentary series, Luke Tomes explores the rebirth of an abolition movement in ...
On 28 August 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act was given royal assent in Britain. This legislation terminated an institution that, for generations, had been the source of an incredibly lucrative trade ...
(Reuters) - Britain marks 200 years on March 25 since it enacted a law banning the transatlantic slave trade, although full abolition of slavery did not follow for another generation. Following are ...
(Reuters) - Britain marks 200 years on March 25 since its first law abolishing trade in African slaves received royal assent, in a major step towards ending a trade that shipped more than 10 million ...
Some of the laws used prior to the Act include the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, the Immigration Act 1971, the Criminal Law Act 1977, the Protection of Children Act 1978, the Sexual Offences Act 2003, ...
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