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SLAVERY ABOLITION ACT 1833

August 28, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

28 August 1833 the "Slavery Abolition Act 1833" abolished slavery in parts of the British Empire. This Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom expanded the jurisdiction of the Slave Trade Act 1807 and made the purchase or ownership of … [Read more...] about SLAVERY ABOLITION ACT 1833

Filed Under: Africa, History, Slavery, UK Tagged With: Abolition Act, Great Britain, Slavery

01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

August 1, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

August 1, 1834 marked a special day for Africans in British colonies as it was the day they received freedom from slavery. In Jamaica, the Emancipation Declaration was read from the steps of the Old Kings House in Spanish Town, St … [Read more...] about 01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, UK Tagged With: Colonialism, Emancipation Day, Independence, Jamaica, Slavery

JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

June 19, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Emancipation Day Celebrations 1900. Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the US state of Texas, and … [Read more...] about JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: Juneteenth, Slavery, USA

IN MEMORIAM: 11 NOV 1831 NAT TURNER IS EXECUTED

November 11, 2020 By Roland Lundberg

Nat Turner was an enslaved African-American preacher who led a two-day rebellion of both enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia, beginning August 21, 1831. The rebellion caused the death of approximately 60 white … [Read more...] about IN MEMORIAM: 11 NOV 1831 NAT TURNER IS EXECUTED

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Nat Turner, Rebel, Reggae In Seattle, Slavery

NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY FEBRUARY 1, 1865

February 1, 2020 By Roland Lundberg

National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the … [Read more...] about NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY FEBRUARY 1, 1865

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: National Freedom Day, Slavery, USA

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