The British Empire began the gradual end of slavery with a landmark 1833 law
The British Parliament passed a monumental law in 1833 that signaled the beginning of the end for institutionalized slavery across one of history's largest and most powerful global empires.
On July 22, 1833, the British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act, a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed slavery in most British colonies. This act was the culmination of decades of tireless campaigning by abolitionists like William Wilberforce and massive slave revolts in the Caribbean.
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