Parliament and the British Slave Trade
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries Parliament significantly shaped the progress and development of the transatlantic slave system. The Act of Parliament to abolish the British slave trade, passed on 25 March 1807, was the culmination of one of the first and most successful public campaigns in history.
Explore records from the Parliamentary Archives about the British Slave Trade
Web resources on the history of the British slave trade.
1641–1833: Parliament's involvement with the slave trade. A timeline of events.
Find out about Parliament's relationship with the transatlantic slave trade, and the public campaign that finally abolished it
Listen to poetry from abolitionists, extracts from the letters of the Black abolitionist, Olaudah Equiano, and dramatisations exploring the morality of slavery
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Parliament and the British Slave Trade
- From the Parliamentary Collections
- Parliament and the British Slave Trade: Further your research
- Parliament and the British Slave Trade: Key dates
- Parliament and the British Slave Trade: Overview
- Parliament and the British Slave Trade: Audio
- Parliament and the British Slave Trade: Reflections and anecdotes
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Parliament and the British Slave Trade