abolition

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And on a notice board in Nanterre, now scrawled with graffiti saying “Cops, get out of our lives,” a city hall announcement from May advertised a ceremony commemorating the abolition of slavery.

From Seattle Times

But enslaved people who advocated for abolition and members of native communities trying to recover or retain their sovereignty also saw themselves as patriots, said Nathaniel Sheidley, president and CEO of Revolutionary Spaces in Boston.

From Seattle Times

His speech received cheers from the crowd at the Keti Koti Festival - the country's annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery.

From BBC

Marchers wore colorful traditional clothing in a Surinamese celebration of the abolition of slavery.

From Washington Times

The king was speaking in Amsterdam at the 160th anniversary of the legal abolition of slavery in the Netherlands, including former colonies in the Caribbean.

From Reuters