Marking The Bicentenary Of The Abolition Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade
There is some limited awareness of the significance of 2007 in relation to the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act, and one in ten can name the exact year when the act was abolished. However, few people are able to identify prominent abolitionists from a list, indicating that although there is a basis upon which to build awareness for next year's bicentenary, there is some way to go to raise awareness and knowledge in this area. Results also reveal the public's limited understanding of what slavery in the 21st century involves. Even the most widely recognised form of modern slavery, trafficking for sexual exploitation, is identified by only 35% of people.
