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Abolitionism in the UK and the Rerelease of “Darcy’s Temptation” + a Giveaway

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Regina Jeffers

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a movement took root to end the practice of slavery in the United Kingdom, as well as the British empire, including putting an end to the Atlantic slave trade. Western Europe and … Continue reading →

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Victorian Happenings: The Slavery Abolition Act 1833

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (citation 3 & 4 Will. IV c. 73) was an 1833 Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire (with the exceptions “of the Territories in the Possession of … Continue reading →

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