Atlantic slave trade
The triangular slave trade
The slave trade made many people very rich but also ruined the lives of those captured into slavery. As resistance grew and profit declined, the trade was finally abolished.
Video playlist
The end of slavery. Video
A look at the end of the slave trade.
Demand for slave labour in the New World. Video
The context leading up to the use of Africans as slaves in the New World.
The influence of religion on the abolitionist movement. Video
How Christian emancipators raised awareness about the realities of slavery.
The slave revolt in Haiti. Video
How the slave revolt in Haiti affected the abolition movement.
Establishment opposition to the abolitionist movement. Video
How those in power used their influence to delay the abolition of slavery.
Wealth created by British slave traders. Video
How social and economic benefits generated by the slave trade affected Scotland and Europe
Origins of the Atlantic slave trade. Video
The context and background to Britain's involvement in the slave trade.
The African slave trade. Video
The reasons behind the African slave trade and the impact of European involvement.
Scotland and the slave trade. Video
The growth of Britain’s major slave ports.
Origins of the abolitionist movement. Video
The abolitionist movement and its opposition.
The role of Zachary Macaulay in the abolition of slavery. Video
Zachary Macaulay's role in the abolition movement.
Life on board slave ships and the Zong massacre. Video
A description of conditions on board the slave ships and an outline of the Zong case.
Former slaves and the abolition movement. Video
A look at the place of ex-slaves in the abolition movement.
Working class and women abolitionists. Video
The place of the working class in Scotland and of women in the abolitionist movement.
