The Slave Trade Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict c 88) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom "for consolidating with Amendments the Acts for carrying into effect Treaties for the more effectual
Suppression of the Slave Trade
The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and Slavery and religion, religions from Ancient history, ancient times to the present day. Likewise, its victims have come from many different ethnicities and religious groups. The socia ...
, and for other purposes connected with the Slave Trade."
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Slave Trade Act
Slave Trade Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States that relates to the slave trade.
The "See also" section lists other Slave Acts, laws, and international conventions which developed the c ...
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Slave Trade Act 1807
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Slave Trade Act 1824
The Slave Trade Act 1824 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to "amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade".
Section 9 of this Act created a capital offence. The sentence was reduced to transportat ...
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Slavery Abolition Act 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. IV c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provided for the gradual abolition of slavery in most parts of the British Empire. It was passed by Earl Grey's reforming administrat ...
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Slave Trade Act 1843
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Text of the Slave Trade Act 1873
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