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3 unusual facts about Abolition of slavery timeline


Abolition of slavery timeline

17: Wang Mang, first and only emperor of the Xin Dynasty usurped the Chinese throne and instituted a series of sweeping reforms, including the abolition of slavery and radical land reform.

960: Doge of Venice Pietro IV Candiano reconvened the popular assembly and had it approve of a law prohibiting the slave trade

Khady Black

Khady Black performed together with dozens of international musical artists from Africa and the Caribbean to mark the 200th Anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade held on August 27, 2007 at the Queen's Gardens in Hull, England.



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