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• Obstacles to abolition of the slave trade
• Reasons for the success of the abolitionist campaign in 1807
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Related links

• BBC History: Africa
• BBC Ethics: Slavery
• BBC World Service: Slave trade
• International Slavery Museum
• About Education: Slave trade
• Exploring Africa: Slavery