by Free the Slaves | Mar 31, 2011 | FTS Updates
Last Friday, March 25, Free The Slaves marked the 204th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act—an Act passed by the UK Parliament formally abolishing the trade of slaves within the British Empire. On this day in 1807, Parliament finally outlawed British ships and colonies...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 26, 2010 | Slavery in the News
The Economist: A review of The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce’s Circle Transformed Britain by Stephen Tomkins (Lion Hudson): “Readers will probably turn first to the sections on slavery and Sierra Leone, where released slaves were taken, supposedly to enjoy...
