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Slavery Abolition Act

Great Britain · Politics / Tory Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1833Date range
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Chronological records

1833

William WilberforceAugust 1833

Politics / Tory Party

Parliament passes the Slavery Abolition Act which gives all slaves in the British Empire their freedom

Names involved

William Wilberforce

Provenance

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