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THIS YEAR'S
ANNIVERSARIES
200th ANNIVERSARY

Slave Trade Act 1807
(which
prohibited British vessels engaging in the slave trade)
came into force
(January 1, 1808)
200th ANNIVERSARY
Establishment of the
West African Squadron,
a naval squadron of the
British Navy based in
Sierra Leone,
to suppress the
West African slave trade
175th ANNIVERSARY

Abolition Act 1833 abolishing slavery throughout
the British Empire came into force
(August 1,
1834)
175th ANNIVERSARY
Death of
William
Wilberforce
(August 5, 1833)
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THIS
MONTH'S ANNIVERSARIES

May 2, 1768:
Birth of Zachary Macaulay (Scottish abolitionist and former Governor of
Sierra Leone)
May
4, 1910:
International
Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic 1910
Mai 10:
Mémoires de la traite négrière, de l’esclavage et de leurs
abolitions
(Day for the Memory of Slavery)
(dans la République française)

May
12, 1789:
William Wilberforce ("The Liberator") rises
in the House of Commons to deliver his first
speech to demand the abolition of the slave trade

May 14, 1859:
Death of Joseph Sturge (English abolitionist)

May
13, 1838:
Death of Zachary Macaulay (Scottish abolitionist and former Governor of
Sierra Leone)
May
18, 1904:
International
Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic 1904

May 24, 1879:
Death of William Lloyd Garrison (US abolitionist)
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