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Interpretations of the abolition of slavery
According to a museum in Hull, William Wilberforce was central to the struggle to end slavery, but is this interpretation correct? Was Wilberforce so central to abolition? Students give other reasons that help to explain why slavery ended. This in turn underlines the museum's position as an interpretation of events.
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