The Slave Trade, c. 1830–1893: British Foreign Office Confidential Print Exhibits

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Home for Freed Women Slaves

Explore the Home for Freed Women Slaves in Cairo and British anti-Slavery efforts. View exhibit →

Published 5th October, 2026

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A black and white image of Liverpool docks. Overlaid is an image of North Commercial wharf of Charleston, S.C. with cotton bales for shipping to foreign and domestic ports via sailing ships.

Licensed to access Slave Trade Records from Liverpool, 1754–1792

1754 1811

Rows of enslaved people digging cane holes on the Island of Antigua

Licensed to access Slave Trading Records from William Davenport & Co., 1745–1797

1745 1797

An engraving of The Mill Yard, grinding sugar cane in a windmill in 1823. A windmill on the left hand side, with people and cattle working.

Licensed to access Slavery, Exploitation, and Trade in the West Indies, 1759–1832

1759 1823

A painting of the 1840 convention of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society which was established to promote worldwide abolition. An elderly Thomas Clarkson is stood with his finger pointing in the air as he addresses a meeting of over 500 delegates.

Licensed to access Slavery Through Time: from Enslavers to Abolitionists, 1675–1865

1675 1865

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