5.4K views · 229 reactions | #OTD, 215 years ago, Britain abolished its slave trade. It had taken almost 20 years since the creation of the Abolition Society in 1787, before a bill outlawing the abhorrent traffic was ratified in Parliament. Watch '1807: The Year Britain Abolished Its Slave Trade' for free today on History Hit TV. | History Hit | Facebook

11K views · 80 reactions | In 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act gave slave owners the equivalent of £17 billion in today's money to "compensate them for the loss of their property." Jay Blades MBE visits his childhood home of Hackney to hear how its links to the slave trade have shaped the place it is today. Watch Jay Blades: No Place Like Home Tuesdays at 9pm or stream now on My5.  | Channel 5 | Facebook

30 reactions · 12 shares | Today we mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition Slavery has ancient roots in history and still exists today in many different forms. More than 40 million people around the world are victims of modern slavery. Do you know how to recognize it? We keep it simple here  #rememberslavery #EndModernSlavery | International Labour Organization | Facebook