Slavery and the cultures of abolition

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On 25 March 1807, the bill for the abolition of the slave trade within the British colonies was passed by an overwhelming majority in the House of Commons, becoming law from 1 May. This new collection of essays marks this crucial but conflicted historical moment and its troublesome legacies.

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