Slave Trade Abolished
In March 1807, the British Parliament passed an act abolishing the slave trade across its empire following years of prominent public campaigning by anti-slavery campaigners, including William Wilberforce.
Related collections you might be interested in:
- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP)
- Study the sessional papers of the Houses of Parliament, dating back to the late 17th century and covering the period of the parliamentary evolution of the Slave Trade Act.
- 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
- The largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media.
- Cabinet Papers 1915-1978
- Forming part of the National Archives and providing access to digitised governmental papers.
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