The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The British Abolition Movement: Parliament, Petitions, and the People — Fexingo History
This episode details the British abolition movement, covering its Quaker roots, Thomas Clarkson's research on the Middle Passage, a large 1788 petition campaign, and William Wilberforce's parliamentary strategy. It discusses the Zong massacre trial and the eventual passage of…