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The Emancipation Proclamation, was issued by President Abraham Lincoln, to bring an end to slavery. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution forbids slavery forever.

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Why was slavery abolished in England?

The judgment in the 1772 Somersett's case freed a slave in England. This began the abolitionist movement in the country. In 1808, it passed an act to outlaw the slave trade, but not slavery. On August 1, 1833, Parliament passed a law that abolished slavery. The law came three days after William Wilberforce, one of Britain's staunchest abolitionists, passed away.


What political entity had abolished slavery and declared each person or origin equal before law?

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Did Hawaii have any slavery?

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When did Europe abolish slavery?

While the European Union is an entity today, in the past Europe was not a cohesive unit and was made of many independent countries. Thus as such European Union has never formally passed a law to abolish slavery although the union has consistently underlined its opposition to contemporary slavery and follows and supports United Nations Commission on Human Rights (CHR). In history the British Empire abolished slavery in all its territories in 1787, while it was not until 1863 that President Lincoln abolished slavery in the US. His act was then supported by the 13th Amendment.