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Abolition Today – Re-examining The August 28th, 1833 Slavery Abolition Act

08.15.2021 - By Black Talk RadioPlay

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7 PM EST - On 28 August 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act was given Royal Assent and came into force on the following 1 August 1834. Its full bill title was ‘An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies; for promoting the Industry of the manumitted Slaves; and for compensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the Services of such Slaves’.

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