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November 23, 1807

Franklin and Armfield Slave Trading Firm

On March 25, 1807, the British Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act, abolishing the transatlantic slave trade throughout the British Empire. The bill was the result of decades of campaigning by abolitionists including Olaudah Equiano, Granville Sharp, and William Wilberforce.

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People: Olaudah Equiano, William Wilberforce
Sources
1. The Slave Trade Act of 1807 - BBC History2. The Transatlantic Slave Trade - National Archives3. Franklin and Armfield: The Largest Slave Trading Firm in America - Virginia Historical Society

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