abolition
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The Slavery Abolition Act became British law in 1834, during a century that would see worldwide emancipations thanks to the efforts of enslaved people and abolitionists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Giuliana Perrone, an associate professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, is the author of “Nothing More than Freedom: The Failure of Abolition in American Law.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
And while the arguments continued, hundreds of thousands of people were being abducted, transported and forced into slavery, until, after several failed attempts, the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed in 1807.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023
Abolition of the insulation standards has been a top demand of industry, which says the measures are too expensive and put a further damper on the depressed construction industry.
From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2023
In April of 1787, Franklin agreed to serve as the new president of the revitalized Pennsylvania Abolition Society and to make the antislavery cause the final project of his life.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing abolition
American History I
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