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Slavery Abolition Act (British Empire)

28 August 1833

Society and rights

Royal Assent to the act abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire

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Abolition of slavery

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Wikipedia: Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (accessed 2026-09-28)

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