A Digital History of the Suppression of the Slave Trade
Suppression of the slave trade extended into all parts of the British Empire – including places as far as Auckland, New Zealand. The Illustrated London News, 11 October 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Suppression of the slave trade extended into all parts of the British Empire – including places as far as Auckland, New Zealand. The Illustrated London News, 11 October 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Liberia was an independent Black Republic that had bee created by freed slaves from the United States. The Illustrated London News, 9 August 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
The necessity of disassembling and reassembling steamboats greatly raised the expense of river transport. The Illustrated London News, 2 August 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Livingstone claimed that open passage on the Zambesi was critical to the development of a free economy in Africa. Discovery that the river was impassable in places was a huge blow to his dreams of economic development. The Illustrated London News, 2 August 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
As a key piece of European colonialism in Africa, Egypt was inextricable from efforts to suppress the slave trade. The Illustrated London News, 26 July 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Great Britain deployed five ships to the port of Acapulco in case a squadron was needed to support France or Spain. Great Britain had received claims from these countries about a potential need for force against Mexico due to political tension. The Illustrated London News, 12 July 1862. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
The majority of French slaving vessels disembarked from the port of Le Havre. The Illustrated London News, 21 November 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Correspondence about the slave trade extended throughout the British Empire, and reached as far as Australia. The Illustrated London News, 31 August 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
As reported by the artist, fugitive slaves, escaped from their “Secessionist” masters, are taken into a “Federal camp” as contraband of war. The Illustrated London News, 27 July 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
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