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|title=The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade

|sort=Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade

|date=March 2007

|isbn=978-1861979889

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On 25th March 1807 the British Parliament passed the Abolition of Slavery Act which brought to an end the legal British Slave Trade. The publication of the latest edition of William St Clair's book ''The Grand Slave Emporium'' coincides with the bicentenary of that event and may prompt British readers to reflect on shameful episodes from our colonial past. From the comfort of our 21st century armchairs, William St Clair escorts us on an imaginary journey back in time to the slaving era and to a location of significance throughout its history: Cape Coast Castle on the coast of Ghana. We are there to witness the departure of African slaves on their horrific transatlantic voyages. Our guide has painstakingly researched his subject using a lot of primary source material to reconstruct the lives not just of the slaves who were passing through this location but of all the people who lived and worked in and around the castle.