I've mentioned this before. Britain ended her Slave Trade in 1807, thanks to the efforts (among others) of fellow Hull person, William Wilberforce.

On the subject of apologies, I feel that any apology from me would be meaningless. Neither I or nor any of my ancestors were ever involved in the Slave Trade, as far as I know. They were just poor working-class Yorkshire and Irish people. More relevant apologies could come from the descendents of the 'great families' who made their fortunes out of West India etc plantations and are still living in the huge houses that their immoral profits brought them.

But we all have a duty to learn about the evils of slavery and so apologies of this nature are helping, even just in starting a thread like this.