Lord Palmerston (then the British Prime Minister) to his Foreign Secretary, Lord Russell, in 1862. Not impressed with the Royal Navy's commitment to fighting the slave trade.pic.twitter.com/sobbGvAufa
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
They banned the trade into Britain. But interdicting it, and stopping it everywhere in the Atlantic, was a longer-term effort. In the 1840s-50s it was mainly about stopping the trade to Brazil & Cuba.
Thanks Dan for the info. After I sent my reply, I started think that we banned the importation of slaves by the 1820s, no?
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.