http://otabenga.org/taxonomy/term/17 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://otabenga.org/node/25 <p>This story originally appeared in <em>Pambazuka News</em> 302, May 3, 2007. The original is at <a href="http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/41131" title="http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/41131">http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/41131</a></p> <p><em>Trade in African slaves underpinned the British economy in the 18th<br /> century: the rich and powerful, the monarchy and the Church. So why<br /> was an enterprise that was so economically important ended so<br /> abruptly in the first decade of the 19th century? Hakim Adi explains...</em></p> <p>In March 2007 large-scale commemorative events were organised to mark<br /> the bi-centenary of the parliamentary act to abolish the trans- <span class='read-more'><a href="http://otabenga.org/node/25">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://otabenga.org/node/25#comments Hakim Adi introduction Slave trade Tue, 15 May 2007 08:52:29 -0600 otabenga1 25 at http://otabenga.org