Slave Trade Act 1807 | May 01 The abolition of the slave trade refers to the movement and eventual outlawing of the forced movement and enslavement of people, particularly Africans, to the Americas. Key events included the British Slave Trade Act of 1807, which outlawed the trade in the British Empire, and the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, which abolished slavery in the British Empire. The United States also prohibited the African slave trade in 1807. #வரலாற்றில்இன்று #slavetradeabolition | Big

11K views · 80 reactions | In 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act gave slave owners the equivalent of £17 billion in today's money to "compensate them for the loss of their property." Jay Blades MBE visits his childhood home of Hackney to hear how its links to the slave trade have shaped the place it is today. Watch Jay Blades: No Place Like Home Tuesdays at 9pm or stream now on My5.  | Channel 5 | Facebook