Abolition of the Slave Trade

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On 25th March 1807 the UK Parliament passed the 'Abolition of the Slave Trade Act', abolishing the slave trade throughout the British empire (although not abolishing slavery itself)

Online

As a library member you can access a range of e-resources by logging in with your library card number and PIN.

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online - for overview articles and more web links, search for the phrase 'slave trade' for example
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - click 'Themes', then 'List all themes' and see the essay on the Anti-Slavery Society (1823-1933)
• Times Digital Archive 1785 -2007 - search and read news items about the slave trade and about abolition debates and events as they were reported at the time
• There is a collection of web sites about the abolition of the slave trade, including images, at Abolition of the slave trade in WebLinks
• Find out about Salim Charles Wilson (Hatashil Masha Kathish), the freed slave who lived in Pavenham at the end of the nineteenth century

In the Library

• Find books on the slave trade, abolition and the key people involved. Search the Library Catalogue to discover what is at your local library

Page last updated: 3rd December 2013