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Official medallion of the British Anti Slavery Society (1795), illustrating event-abolition-slavery

The Official Medallion of the British Anti-Slavery Society Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) and either William Hackwood or Henry Webber; "Josiah Wedgewood...produced the emblem as a jasper-ware cameo at his pottery factory. Although the artist who designed and engraved the seal is unknown, the design fo. Public domain.

Historical event

Slavery Abolition Act

1833

British Empire

Parliament legislated to end slavery across most British colonies while compensating enslavers and imposing apprenticeship on the formerly enslaved.

Overview

Parliament legislated to end slavery across most British colonies while compensating enslavers and imposing apprenticeship on the formerly enslaved. Its causes, participants and consequences connect this record to the wider Slavery guide, where the event is placed in chronology rather than treated as an isolated date.

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