Abolition of Slavery

In this series of videos, produced by Royal Holloway, University of London, staff and students examine the campaigns to abolish both the slave trade and slavery itself, including a number of actor readings of pamphlets and speeches that help illustrate key arguments made by abolitionists and defenders of slavery. The playlist also looks in particular at the extra-parliamentary campaign to abolish slavery, including the vital role played by women abolitionists and activities like the sugar boycott. Note: click the icon in the top right corner to see the complete playlist.

See more videos in the History Hub series:

• Anglo-Saxons and Normans
• King John and Magna Carta
• Henry III, Simon de Montfort and the origins of parliament
• The Peasants' Great Revolt
• Tudor Rebellions  
• The English Civil War
• Britain in the Age of Revolutions
• Radical protest in the 19th century
• Peterloo
• The abolition of slavery
• Chartism and the Anti-Corn Law League
• Reforming parliament
• 19th-century social reform
• Workers' rights and trade unions
• Votes for women