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25/03/1807 British Empire abolishes slave trade

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This Week in History: Abolition of British Slavery

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1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade by Maria Amidu

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Why did it take so long to abolish slavery in the British Empire? | Turing House School | Study Sesh

The Slave Trade Act abolished the slave trade in the British Empire, mainly the Atlantic slave trade, however it did not abolish slavery itself. Slavery remained legal in most of the British Empire until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.