A Digital History of the Suppression of the Slave Trade
David Livingstone believed that the opening of trade on the Zambesi was key to developing the African economy to legitimate commerce based on free labor. The failure of this expedition was a great blow to his plans. The Illustrated London News, 27 February 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Newspapers publicized Livingston’s travels and research in Africa. The Illustrated London News, 7 November 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
British naval vessels freed the slaves on an American ship bound for Havana, Cuba. The Illustrated London News, 17 October 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Cross sections of the slave ship Abbot Deveroux depicting the limited space assigned for slaves, and the subsequent overcrowding and inhumane conditions slaves endured during transport. The Illustrated London News, 19 September 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
The H.M.S Teaser was one of many British naval ships responsible for capturing slavers. The Illustrated London News, 19 September 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
In the 1850s the British Navy was the fastest and most powerful naval force. The Illustrated London News, 27 June 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Illustrations such as this about the brutality of slave transport played an important role in maintaining high levels of public outrage in Britain about the mistreatment of slaves, and the evils of slavery. The Illustrated London News, 20 June 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Some men liberated by the British joined the royal navy. The Illustrated London News, 20 June 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Many of the men and women liberated from the slave ships were apprenticed to workshops in Jamaica. They were not repatriated. The Illustrated London News, 20 June 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Depictions of freed men and women elicited sympathy for the campaign among the British public. The Illustrated London News, 20 June 1857. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
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