Breaking The Chains

Links: Abolition Websites

BBC: Abolition
On 25 March 1807, the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed. Discover who the anti-trafficking campaigners were and the trade's lasting impact.

Anti-Slavery International
Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organisation and the only charity in the United Kingdom to work exclusively against slavery and related abuses.

Set All Free
Set all free has been established by Churches Together in England to commemorate the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 2007 in ways which challenge modern society to engage with Christian values.

Wilberforce 2007
William Wilberforce, son of Hull, led the long and arduous campaign against the slave trade, which resulted in the abolition bill in 1807, a turning point in British history.

Parliament & the British Slave Trade 1600 - 1807
To mark the bicentenary the Parliamentary Archives has digitised a wealth of archival material which provides evidence of the issues, processes and people at the heart of Parliament's relationship with the slave trade.

The Lifeline Expedition
The Lifeline Expedition website - Healing the Past, Transforming the Future. The Lifeline Expedition began as a reconciliation journey linking the European and African nations along the Greenwich meridian line (zero longitude.)

Digital Equiano
Website construcetd by Birmingham Museums & The Equiano Society, to accompany the Equiano exhibition at the Gas Hall, October 2007 - January 2008