What is slavery? How did the Transatlantic Slave Trade develop?
What was life like on the plantations? What was the Triangular
Trade? How could people argue for such a trade? Why it was
finally abolished? Here you can find information on these
topics, the development of the abolition movement and the
opposition it faced. The African freedom movement was active
from the beginning of chattel slavery. Resistance took many
forms. In this section you can find details of four rebellions
as well as facts and figures about the resistance of enslaved
people on board the ships and on the plantations. Despite
powerful opposition from those profiting from the trade, the
abolitionists developed the first ever campaign, in which
ordinary people became angry about the treatment and rights of
others outside their own community. It also saw the first use of
many of the campaign tactics we value today. Who opposed the
Slave Trade? A wide range of different people (black, white,
male and female) were influential in this cause.