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Events on Wednesday 25 March 1807 1
1807Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passedBritish Parliament outlaws the transatlantic slave tradeThe Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade received royal assent on 25 March 1807, making it illegal for British ships to carry enslaved people. It did not free existing slaves in British colonies but ended British participation in the Atlantic trade. The law followed decades of campaigning by abolitionists including William Wilberforce.