Abolition You are in: Beds Herts and Bucks > Abolition  Marching to say sorry for Britain's involvement in the slave trade and recreate an epic journey.  As a gesture of apology for Britain's involvement in slavery, the Marchers reach Hertfordshire.  Boys from Watford Grammar School remind us that slavery and human trafficking is still with us today  Behind the hymn you love is a story you will never forget. Read our film review here.  A story of pain, tears and brutality, but above all this is also a tale of love and freedom.  Pavenham, a small village near Bedford - not somewhere you'd think would be home to a former slave.  Ian Pearce investigates the life of John Newton, regarded by many as the father of abolition.  BBC correspondents investigate slavery and forced labour in the modern world.  See more from the BBC's comprehensive online Abolition section.  A look at the ethics of slavery and how slavery is viewed in different faiths. You are in: Beds Herts and Bucks > Abolition |
