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Slavery Abolition Act 1833

1833 · 19th century

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was an Act of the British Parliament that abolished slavery in most of the British Empire. It provided for an apprenticeship period and compensated slave owners, not the enslaved. Accounts of the British Empire treat abolition as one of the major changes in the empire's history.

Slavery Abolition Act 1833
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Great speeches

Wilberforce against the Slave Trade12 May 1789

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Slavery Abolition Act 1833. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/slavery-abolition-act-1833
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“Slavery Abolition Act 1833.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/slavery-abolition-act-1833. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Slavery Abolition Act 1833.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/slavery-abolition-act-1833.
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