Slave Trade Act 1807

The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a law passed by the British Parliament that made it illegal to engage in the transatlantic slave trade. This means that British ships could no longer legally buy, sell, or transport enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean. The act aimed to suppress the international trade of enslaved people, although it did not abolish slavery itself within Britain or its colonies. It marked a significant step towards ending the brutal business of slavery and reflected growing moral opposition to human trafficking.