Record #415 (edit record; developers only)
Event:
The Mansfield Decision: Judge William Murray (Lord Mansfield) rules that there is no legal basis for slavery in England, giving great stimulus to the Abolition movement which was the movement to abolish the slave trade and slavery in the colonies.
Topics:
*Abolition
Record Created or Last Modified By:
Date Last Modified:
6/10/2003
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