On 15 May 1823, the House of Commons debated the future of slavery in the British colonies. Thomas Fowell Buxton called for a process leading to the extinction of slavery, while the debate also...
On 16 March 1824, the House of Commons considered papers on efforts to “ameliorate” conditions for enslaved people in the West Indies, including Trinidad’s Protector and Guardian of Slaves. The...
MP Bernie Grant introduced an Early Day Motion welcoming the Abuja conference and urging recognition of the international community’s moral debt. Parliamentary advocacy translated a Pan-African...
Commission chair Hilary Beckles addressed the UK House of Commons on reparations, carrying the regional case into the legislature of a former imperial power. The appearance made historical...
