Antigua Emancipates Without Apprenticeship
Antigua implemented immediate emancipation without the transitional apprenticeship scheme that Joseph Sturge and other abolitionists opposed.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Joseph Sturge Biography and Timeline
Follow Joseph Sturge through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Joseph Sturge, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1834–1838Years on this page
1834
1835
Sturge Investigates Apprenticeship Abuses
Joseph Sturge helped expose the harsh realities of the apprenticeship system through abolitionist investigations and advocacy.
1837
Sturge Publishes West Indian Findings
Joseph Sturge and Thomas Harvey published a critical account of apprenticeship conditions in the British West Indies.
Campaign For Complete Freedom Intensifies
Joseph Sturge worked with fellow abolitionists to build public pressure for terminating colonial apprenticeship early.
1838
Apprenticeship Ends Across British Caribbean
Following abolitionist campaigning, the colonial apprenticeship system ended on 1 August 1838, bringing fuller freedom to former apprentices.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.