The film was probably about William Wilberforce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce).
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire was a gradual process (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism#Slavery_in_Great_Britain). Slavery was ruled illegal in the UK in 1772, and the slave trade was made illegal in 1807; however slavery in the colonies was not abolished until 1833 (and later in a few places).
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Date: 2009-01-25 04:28 pm (UTC)Abolition of slavery in the British Empire was a gradual process (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism#Slavery_in_Great_Britain). Slavery was ruled illegal in the UK in 1772, and the slave trade was made illegal in 1807; however slavery in the colonies was not abolished until 1833 (and later in a few places).