However, not everyone agreed with slavery and by the 18th century the Abolitionist Movement became a powerful political force. Governments were under pressure to suppress slavery but because it ...

But their rejection of slavery as a fate for themselves in no way meant that they were unwilling to enslave others. It was just not an issue — until the 18th century, and then it became an issue ...

In the second half of the 18th century, the slave trade expanded and became more organised. There was also a huge demand for ivory, and slaves were used as porters to carry it. Listen to a BBC ...

In the 18th century, cities generally had small populations ... The South took a similar but divergent path towards firefighting — one guided by its practice of slavery. Southern cities also had white ...

George Whitfield, 18th century Church of England preacher and a leading Methodist. Whitfield was a defender of slavery on the grounds that Biblical figures had owned slaves. (Source: Lebrecht ...

From The Life of Tippu Tip. Two thirds of all slaves captured in the 18th century went to work on sugar plantations. This reflected the enormous demand for sugar in food and drink at the time.

This figure exceeds 3,000, compared with the estimate for slaves crossing the Atlantic in the late 18th century at an annual rate of 44,000. REPARATIONS In recent years the slave trade has ...

However, not everyone agreed with slavery and by the 18th century the Abolitionist Movement became a powerful political force. Governments were under pressure to suppress slavery but because it ...