18. ‘Slaves in bondage’, 1830

Although slavery in Britain was abolished in 1807, the slave trade continued until 1833. It is not clear whether this image in a satirical magazine was attacking the pro-slavery claim that slaves had a good life on the plantations, or a jibe at the anti-slavery movement.

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