Museum Transatlantic Slavery and Abolition timeline Olaudah Equiano is in While at Cambridge, Thomas Plymouth, employed by Clarkson writes an essay the government to assist in Gallery about slavery buying supplies for three This timeline is based upon research carried out by curator Len Pole for the exhibition Its subject is Is it lawful to ships setting out for ‘The Land A fourth fleet sails out of of Freedom’, in Sierra Leone Plymouth in October, including make slaves of others against Archive ‘Human Cargo’ at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery. the Jesus of Lubeck, with their will? It is published and Hawkins in command. Francis creates great interest, not least While in Plymouth, Hrake is given command of a ship in William Wilberforce MP Equiano is sacked from The Piracy Act is broadened to captured off the coast of Guinea this job after exposing include slave trading, but it remains corruption and ill impossible for the Anti-Slavery Multiple revolts in treatment of the migrants. Squadron to board ships flying the West Indies This exhibition and its learning programme formed part of the nationwide Abolition 200 events, exhibitions and educational Jonathan Strong is prevented from The Zong case comes to court He was subsequently Rebellion in Demerara (now Guyana) other nations’ flags - the freedom being sold back into slavery twice, thanks to the efforts of the compensated £50 Over 9,000 thousand rebel slaves of the seas is paramount Britain commemorates 200th anniversary projects organised to mark the 200th anniversary of the passing of the 1807 Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The teaching writer Olaudah Equiano and Sharp Strong was defended by Granville London Committee for Effecting involved, with 250 killed. A white of the Abolition of the Slave Trade act. The case hinged on the insurance and learning methods developed as part of the exhibition programme continue to influence how we explore this complicated and Sharp, who successfully demonstrated the Abolition of the Slave Trade missionary, John Smith, is made a Slavery continues issue, not murder, since the captives A bill put forward by William that he had been freed suspends operations scapegoat and sentenced to death. Women began to form sensitive subject at The Box today. were considered as cargo. The Dolben MP is passed ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY PASSED. This brings the Church of England to anti-slavery societies. The publicity highlights the inhumanity of The bill regulates the number WILLIAM WILBERFORCE DIES THREE DAYS LATER support abolition ‘Birmingham Ladies Society for the slave trade. of slaves a ship could carry, Although slavery itself is abolished, the enslaved are 1441 Use this timeline in your classroom along with our ‘Slavery and Abolition’ resource. Why not book a visit for your group to learn more John Hawkins sails out of Plymouth in Britain seizes the Relief of Negro Slaves’ is but draws attention to the ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE not free, becoming ‘apprentices’ for six years. Strikes A Portuguese ship brings a cargo October with three ships, bound for The ship Daniel & Henry Trinidad from Spain established by Lucy Townsend, In January, a force of 500 Royal about Slavery and Abolition in The Box? 100 African captives jump overboard conditions on board slave ships TRADE IS TABLED. IT IS PASSED BY THE and demonstrations reduced this to four years UNITED NATIONS AGREES THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS of African captives to Lisbon from Guinea and the West Indies. This was sails from Dartmouth on a Elizabeth Heyrick, Mary Lloyd UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ABOLISHES SLAVERY Niger Company constabulary, leaves In September, the Mayflower leaves when Bristol slaver The Prince of Job Ben Solomon’s story is reported in LORDS AND THE COMMONS. IT BECOMES Arguin on West African coast the first English voyage to West Africa slaving voyage to Guinea Rebellion in Jamaica Inhabitants of Plymouth consider and Sarah Wedgwood, all of Lokoja, on the Niger, to attack Bida, Plymouth bound for Jamestown. The Orange arrives in St Kitts the pages of the Gentleman’s Magazine LAW ON 25 MARCH made with the intention of taking Portugual builds the fortress and the West Indies Led by Tacky, the rebellion ends petitioning the Prince Regent whom had campained for many on the pretext of punishing Etsu winter weather forces them to anchor Most were recaptured, but 33 drowned He was captured from Guinea in 1731, Olaudah Equiano publishes The British parliament outlaws British involvement ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY COMES INTO enslaved Africans to the Americas of Sao Paulo at Luanda, in First Navigation Act brought England takes over control of violently - 60 British and 400 concerning the renewal of the horrors years. The formation of other King Leopold II of Belgium convenes Nupe, the king of Bida, for slave in Cape Cod, Massachusetts and transported to Maryland. He spoke Luke Collingwood, the Captain of the slave Interesting Narrative of the Life in slave trade from Africa to Americas FORCE ON 1 AUGUST King James I establishes two joint stock rebels killed. Tacky is shot and of the Slave Trade. People were independent women’s groups a conference of European powers raiding. The force is commanded by what is now Angola into force by Oliver Cromwell Cape Coast Castle and read Arabic. He came to England and ship Zong, throws 133 captives overboard of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus League of Nations sets up the The International Labour The ILO publishes a minimum estimate companies - the Virginia Company and beheaded by a Maroon marksman concerned about the use of British Slave owners were compensated over £20m for the loss Sir George Taubman Goldie UN publishes the ‘Supplementary England makes its first attempt Baltimore, County Cork, is This means that foreign ships This Castle remained the Vassa the African soon followed to discuss how to abolish the Arab Organisation (ILO) publishes the of the number of forced labourers in the Plymouth Company - with the purpose met Sir Hans Sloane, whom he helped in This is said to be necessary to save the crew of their property. The enslaved receive no compensation Temporary Slavery Commission. Convention on the Abolition of Slavery’. In October 2018, Plymouth City at establishing a colony in North overrun by Islamic soldiers. are banned from importing headquarters of English/British Foreign Slave Trade Bill is capital in continuing the trade, also Britain begins recruitment of slave trade in Africa. However, this is ‘Convention on the Worst Forms of world. In 2005, over 12,300,000 people of establishing colonies on the coast of translating Arabic manuscipts and medals. and the ship because of shortage of water. The Commission reviews the situation of This Convention seeks to criminalise and Council signed the Co-operative America at Roanoke, today located 237 men, women and or exporting goods to or from presence in West Africa until 1877 passed into law. The Act bans trading enslaved people into British indentured labourers from a ruse to justify establishing his own Child Labour’. This Convention requires are forced to work against their will First recorded revolt of enslaved North America Potential rebellion in Barbados discovered London Quakers annual meeting: advice He returned to Africa in 1749 He claims £30 per head insurance money slavery in all its forms around the world abolish debt bondage, serfdom, forced Party’s ‘Charter Against Modern Portugual reaches Damaraland in North Carolina. The colony was children taken to Algiers English colonies William Wilberforce MP tables British involvement in the slave colonies from French colonies. This was SLAVERY ABOLISHED IN FRENCH COLONIES India and China to work in territory in central Africa governments to eliminate all forms of under threat of punishment, in Europe, Portugal makes first contact Africans in West Indies Ringleaders are executed against owning slaves is given Work starts on the last British Plymouth petitions marriage, child exploitation and all other Slavery’, committing councils to in what is now Namibia First enslaved Africans are founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, with a bill to abolish the slave trade trade with France and her allies; not outlawed by the 1807 Act. gold mines in South Africa slavery, especially forced recruitment of North America, Asia, and Africa. The with the City of Benin in what fort to be built on the coast Parliament on slavery-like practices proactively vet their own supply shipped to Hispaniola by order John Lok becomes first ships leaving from Plymouth. it is presented as a measure to George Washington Williams, a black The Congo Reform Association children for use in armed conflict main forms of forced labour are debt is now Nigeria of West Africa, at Beyin ‘ameliorating slavery SLAVE TRADING ABOLISHED BY BRAZIL Leopold establishes the Congo Free State, The Congo Free State was bought chain to ensure no instances of of King Ferdinand of Spain to Englishman to bring Africans The Company of Royal Adventurers help defeat the enemy. paster working in the Congo, accuses holds meetings to continue its bondage, child labour, forced labour by Dutch involvement with African trade begins. The Rebellion in Barbados Africans on board the His Abolition bill is French Emperor Napoleon in the Colonies of the with himself as sole ruler. He frees thousands for about 200 million francs. modern slavery are taking place work in the mines from West Africa to London to By 1590, all colonists were lost British & Foreign Anti- Leopold of engaging in slave-dealing. campaign. 3,000 people attend A Dominican friar, Tomas de Dutch have access to better selection of European into Africa established by James, It is suppressed. 11 rebels are beheaded, The letters of Ignacius defeated by 163 Bonaparte captured and British Empire’ of Africans from their Swahili Arab masters, 50 million francs was paid to ‘Slavery Convention 1926’ is published the state, trafficking in people learn English.