WHY DID BRITAIN ABOLISH THE SLAVE TRADE? The Slavery Abolition Act was passed by Parliament in 1833. What was really behind Britain's moment of moral enlightenment?

This section presents views of history lecturers on the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the economic factors which led to the abolition of slave trade cited by James Walvin of the University of York, the growth of the British Empire following the abolition acknowledged by Nicholas Radburn of Lancaster University, and the impact of the revolutionary conduct of enslaved individuals noted by Gelien Matthews of the University of the West Indies.