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1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade (Part 2)

Documentary, using the academic expertise of Professor Christer Petley at the University of Southampton, exploring the rise of the Abolition moveme...

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1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade

1807: The Year Britain Abolished its Slave Trade (Part 1)

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Documentary, using the academic expertise of Professor Christer Petley at the University of Southampton, exploring the rise of the Abolition movement in Britain in the late 18th century and its ultimate success in passing a bill (1807 Abolition Act) that outlawed the trade in Africans across the Atlantic to the brutal plantation systems established in the Americas. Presented by Luke Tomes.

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    Documentary, using the academic expertise of Professor Christer Petley at the University of Southampton, exploring the rise of the Abolition movement in Britain in the late 18th century and its ultimate success in passing a bill (1807 Abolition Act) that outlawed the trade in Africans across the ...

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