Although this work of art is by Isaac Cruikshank, not James
Gillray, both artists are concerned with racism (open racism).
The year 1807 is significant! The Slave Trade Act was passed
by the British Parliament on 25 March 1807, making the Atlantic
chattel slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire. The
Act imposed a fine of £100 for every slave found aboard a
British ship. At a time when Napoleon decided to revive slavery,
which had been abolished during the French Revolution and to send
his troops to re-enslave the people of Haiti, Guadeloupe and the
other French Caribbean possessions.
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