Record #453 (edit record; developers only)

Date: 1778

Event:

William Pitt introduces legislation to regulate the slave trade. The case of Knight (a slave) vs. Wedderburn (owner) extends Mansfield ruling to Scotland.

Topics:

*Abolition  

   

Record Created or Last Modified By:

Shawn Mummert

Date Last Modified:

6/22/1999


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