Black Talk Radio Network

Abolition Today – Re-examining The August 28th, 1833 Slavery Abolition Act


Listen Later

7 PM EST - On 28 August 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act was given Royal Assent and came into force on the following 1 August 1834. Its full bill title was ‘An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies; for promoting the Industry of the manumitted Slaves; and for compensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the Services of such Slaves’.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Black Talk Radio NetworkBy Black Talk Radio