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Legacies of British Slave-ownership
A database focused on British slave-owners who received (or unsuccessfully applied for) compensation, with a wealth of biographical and related information. In 1833 the British parliament passed an Act which led to the abolition of slavery in the…
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Plan of a slave vessel
Engravings of two drawings showing how slaves were transported by ship, illustrating an account of a debate on the slave trade in the House of Lords. …