Abolition You are in: Essex > Abolition Home Office Minister, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, will be the main speaker at a special service. This year is the 200th anniversary of Abolition of The Slave Trade Act. Paul Glenister investigates Essex's local connections with the infamous Slave Trade. Essex schoolchildren learn about slavery - past and present - at Chelmsford Cathedral. You are in: Essex > Abolition |