In January , with a self-sustaining population of over four million enslaved people in the South, some Southern congressmen joined with the North in voting to abolish the African slave trade, an act that became effective January 1, The widespread trade of enslaved people within the South was not prohibited, however, and children of enslaved people automatically became enslaved themselves, thus ensuring a self-sustaining population in the South.
Great Britain also banned the African slave trade in , but the trade of African captives to Brazil and Cuba continued until the s. By , some 12 million Africans had been shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, and more than one million of these individuals had died from mistreatment during the voyage.
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Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. Those who supported the slave trade argued that it made important contributions to the country's economy and to the rise of consumerism in Britain.
Despite this, towards the end of the eighteenth century, people began to campaign against slavery. However, since trading was so profitable for those involved, the 'Abolitionists' those who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade were fiercely opposed by a pro-slavery West Indian lobby. Those who still supported slavery used persuasive arguments, or 'propaganda', to indicate the necessity of the slave trade though the abolitionists also used propaganda to further their cause. The role of many slaves themselves in bringing slavery to an end is often overlooked.
Resistance among slaves in the Caribbean was not uncommon. Indeed, slaves in the French colony of St Domingue seized control of the island and it was eventually declared to be the republic of Haiti. Figures such as Olaudah Equiano and Mary Prince, by adding their eye witness accounts to abolitionist literature, also made a major contribution to the abolition campaign. By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies.
These losses, he argued, were clearly not in the national interest. John Newton, a former slave trader, lent his experience to the movement and later wrote the famous hymn 'Amazing Grace'. Despite opposition from a variety of people with vested interests, the abolitionists and their supporters persisted.
In , Lord Grenville made a passionate speech arguing that the trade was 'contrary to the principles of justice, humanity and sound policy'. When the bill to abolish the slave trade was finally voted upon, there was a majority of 41 votes to 20 in the Lords and a majority of to 15 in the Commons. Nevertheless, although the Act made it illegal to engage in the slave trade throughout the British colonies, trafficking between the Caribbean islands continued, regardless, until Clarkson, T.
Cugoano, O. Carretta, V. Edwards, P. Midgley, C. Reyahn King et al. Walvin, J. About Feedback Glossary Copyright Sitemap. Abolition of the Slave Trade. White Women Abolitionists Recent studies show that, in addition to the more well-known abolitionists Mary Birkett, Hannah More and Mary Wollstonecraft, a considerable body of working and middle-class women in Britain were involved in the campaign from the very early stages.
African Abolitionists A number of Africans were also involved in the abolition movement and worked alongside British abolitionists to bring an end to the commercial trafficking of humans. Political Strategy Campaigners set out to inform the British public about the barbarity of the trade in human cargo and its connection with sugar production.
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