Lords Library Briefing by Sally Dray. It was first published on Thursday, 1 August 2019. It was last updated on Thursday, 1 August 2019.
Britain and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
The UNESCO International Day is held on 23 August to mark the beginning of the uprising of slaves in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) on the night of 22-23 August 1791. This briefing focuses on the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition in Britain and its colonies.
Secondary information
- Type
- Research briefing
- Reference
- LLN-2019-0104
- Category
- Lords Library Briefings - Topical
- Subjects
- Africa History Trade Slavery Universal Declaration of Human Rights Caribbean UNESCO British Empire
- Legislation
- Abolition of Slave Trade Act 1807
- Slavery Abolition Act 1833
- Published by
- House of Lords Library
- Link
- View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk
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- 2019-09-15 23:08:55 +0100
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- http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1142488
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