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1807 Anti-Slave Trade Act
Law that forced british captains to pay a £100 for every slave found on board.
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Thomas Fowell Buxton
Founded the Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery. Also became the leader of the campaign in the House of Commons, 1825.
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Henry Brougham
Played a role in persuading the House of Lords to pass the 1832 Reform Act. He was also responsible for the passing of the 1833 Anti-Slavery Act.
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Joseph Cinque
Slave that was part of the crew of the ship Amistad, that led a revolt and killed the captain. The sailors were captured, were judged, and found innocent because they were illegally enslaved.
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Joseph Gurney
Foreigner that campaigned against slavery, that was in favor of world peace and the abolition of capital punishment.
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William Wilberforce
In 1787, founded the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Also led the campaign in the House of Commons, which tried to persuade the House of Lords to stop slavery.
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Charles Fox
Foreign secretary that made a speech in favour of the Abolition of the Slave Trade bill in the House of Commons on 10th June 1806.
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Olaudah Equiano
Slave that purchased his freedom, and worked in the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
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Josiah Wedgwood
Founder of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
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Henry Bibb
Slave that escaped and became an African American activist. Also worked for the Liberty Party in Michigan, and later published his autobiography: Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave.
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