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British Library: Discovering Literature: Abolition of the Slave Trade and Slavery in Britain

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Towards the end of the 18th century, a movement emerged calling for an end to the slave trade and, later, slavery itself. This article traces the road to abolition from the 1780s to the 1830s, highlighting the impacts of grass-root organizations, leadership, Black resistance, and pro-slavery interests.

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1807 slave trade abolition act, 1833 slavery abolition act, letters of the late ignatius sancho, the benevolent planters, the black jacobins, the history of mary prince, the life of olaudah equiano, toussaint l'ouverture, restoration/18th century british literature, slave trade outlawed
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional