Inhuman Traffic

The Inhuman Traffic web resource

This web resource forms part of the "Inhuman Traffic" project by Gloucestershire Archives and partners to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. It is based on documents held at Gloucestershire Archives, especially the papers of the early anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp (1735-1813).

It covers:

• the background to the transatlantic slave trade
• the early abolitionist Granville Sharp and his family
• the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade
• the black contribution to the abolition movement
• the Gloucestershire dimension
• modern day slavery

It supports the "Inhuman Traffic" virtual exhibition and covers in more depth the themes of the exhibition. The virtual exhibition itself is available from this page as a download in either Microsoft PowerPoint or .PDF format. Click the links on the right-hand side of the page to download it. These files may take a few moments to download.

The "Inhuman Traffic" virtual exhibition is also showing free of charge at various community venues in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire from 28 April to November 2007. Please see the Events and Resources page for further details.

Each page has a link to some key documents from the archives. Click on the icon [image] to learn more about them. Each document's reference number is given, and some pages have downloadable lists of other relevant documents held at Gloucestershire Archives.

This web resource includes audio, video and .PDF downloads. If you are unable to access these, please contact Gloucestershire Archives and we will send you a copy on CD.

Material used in this resource is copyright Gloucestershire Archives, Antislavery International, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Maritime Museum
Copyright (c) 2007, all rights reserved.

"Inhuman Traffic" is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and MLA South West and is part of the "Set All Free" initiative in Gloucestershire.

	Inhuman Traffic: the background to slavery The background to slavery and the slave trade.
	Inhuman Traffic: Granville Sharp The role of the abolitionist Granville Sharp in the campaign against the transatlantic slave trade.
	Inhuman Traffic: Granville Sharp and the Sharp family Granville Sharp and his family, and their links with Gloucestershire.
	Inhuman Traffic: the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade The role of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the campaign against slavery.
	Inhuman Traffic: the role of black people in the abolition of slavery The important role played by black people in the abolition of slavery and the slave trade.
	Inhuman Traffic: the Gloucestershire dimension before 1807 How the transatlantic slave trade affected everyday life in Gloucestershire before its abolition in 1807.
	Inhuman Traffic: the Gloucestershire dimension, 1807 to 1834 How the campaign against slavery affected people in Gloucestershire between the abolition of the slave trade in 1807 and the abolition of slavery itself in 1834.
	Inhuman Traffic: Modern-day slavery The forms of slavery still common in the world today, and how you can get involved in the campaign against them.
	Inhuman Traffic: Resources Resources associated with the Inhuman Traffic exhibition.