Abolition of the Slave Trade

The abolition of the slave trade was the process of formally ending the buying and selling of human beings as slaves. Starting in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, governments and abolitionists campaigned against this brutal practice, highlighting its moral wrongs and initiating legal bans. Key milestones include the British Parliament's slave trade Act of 1807 and the U.S. Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves in 1807. These efforts contributed to the gradual outlawing of the transatlantic slave trade, though slavery itself persisted in many places. Overall, abolition aimed to recognize human dignity and suppress one of history's most inhumane industries.