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The UK declared slavery illegal in 1833, more than half a century after the Declaration of Independence.
by credit_guy 5y ago
The UK declared slavery illegal in 1833, more than half a century after the Declaration of Independence.
- avgcorrection 5y agoSeems that I got my wires crossed. Many slaves in the colonies had gotten the wrong impression that Britain was easing up on slavery. The Crown tried to capitalize on that by trying to galvanize the slave population in the South against the landowners. The landowners were even more motivated to win the revolution. There were Black Loyalists who wanted to fight for their freedom (or what they thought would be their freedom) while others fought on the “liberty” side.
- adolph 5y agoIt would be naive in 1776 to think that adversarial manumission was performed out of beneficence.
- avgcorrection 5y agoIn 1776? Well you would have to ask them.