- Above Thomas Clarkson (1760 - 1846), born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.
Thomas Clarkson is a hero. A red haired man who stood over 6 feet tall, he spent his long adult life working to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery itself. Born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire in 1760, the eldest of 3 children of the local headmaster and minister. More...
Original Source Documents
The Sources section contains scans of original source documents, letters and flyers from the campaign to abolish slavery in the British Empire.
This site looks at Thomas Clarkson and his fellow abolitionists who fought for the ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the emancipation of enslaved Africans in the British colonies.
This site has been designed to provide background information, lesson ideas and tools for teachers, but could also be used by pupils for research with support. More...
Slavery
It may seem extraordinary today but, just less than 200 years ago, many people
throughout Europe, Africa and the Americas saw nothing wrong in the idea that
one human being could own another. The 'owned' person or 'slave' had no rights.
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Teaching tools
Museum Box:Allows pupils to make their own arguments against abolition by putting items in a virtual box.
Gallery:
Image Gallery and Audio Gallery are available.
Timeline:
A timeline of slavery and events leading to the abolition of slavery.
