Abolition of the slave trade: Your views

Slave traders with slaves manacled, chained, in leg irons

For more than 200 years Britain was at the heart of a lucrative transatlantic trade in millions of enslaved Africans. But by the early 1800's the practice had been outlawed.

On 25 March 1807, The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed, banning the practice in the British empire.

After the 1807 act, slaves were still held, though not sold, within the colonies. It was not until August 1834, that all slaves in the British Empire were emancipated.

The BBC is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act with a season of broadcasts and online content. We would like to hear your accounts of how you have been affected by the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.

Are you a descendent of slaves or a slave trading family? How has the slave trade impacted upon you, your family or the area in which you live?

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