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Slave Trade Bill

Name: Slave Trade Bill – Great Britain factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Great Britain · Government / Government of Great Britain. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1791Date range

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Chronological records

1791

William Wilberforce18 April 1791

Westminster · Government / Government of Great Britain

Introduces a parliamentary bill to abolish the slave trade

Names involved

William Wilberforce

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