Declaration against slavery, Wilberforce House Museum and Nelson Mandela Gardens, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire
Member of Parliament for Hull, William Wilberforce led the movement which resulted in the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. His birthplace tells story of the man, the fight for freedom, and today’s ongoing battles for human rightst. This is the oldest anti-slavery museum in Britain, opened in 1906 and now in Hull’s award-winning Museums Quarter. Wilberforce became the youngest person ever to be elected to the House of Commons and in his later political career championed more than 60 reforms, one of them being the RSPCA. Working alongside other abolitionists, Wilberforce saw the abolition bill passed in the House of Commons in 1807 but died before slavery was officially abolished in 1833. Working alongside other abolitionists, Wilberforce saw the abolition bill passed in the House of Commons in 1807 but died before slavery was officially abolished in 1833. Working alongside other abolitionists, Wilberforce saw the abolition bill passed in the House of Commons in 1807 but died before slavery was officially abolished in 1833. One of the darkest periods in British history. Between 1776 and 1807, it is estimated Britain alone trafficked more than one million people. Slave boats set sail for west coast of Africa where guns and goods were traded for men and women who were then shipped in appalling conditions to the plantations of America and sold as slaves. today is growing as bonded labour, forced labour, chattel slavery and sex slavery.
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