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The End of the Atlantic Slave Trade
5:21:40 - 5:32:04 (10:23)
The United States and Britain prohibit the Atlantic slave trade, which leads to the end of slavery. The article posits the question of how and why slavery eventually ended in other places.
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The United States and Britain prohibit the Atlantic Slave Trade for not only themselves but eventually everyone.
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The United States and Britain prohibit the Atlantic Slave Trade for not only themselves but eventually everyone. Despite high-minded reasons being presented, it is clear from Thomas Jefferson's writing that the decision was made due to the growing fear of a possible slave uprising like the one occurring in Haiti.
ChapterThe End of the Atlantic Slave Trade
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
In 1893, Frederick Douglass gave a speech in Chicago in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Haitian revolution and the 30th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States.
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In 1893, Frederick Douglass gave a speech in Chicago in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Haitian revolution and the 30th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. Douglass praised Haiti's role in the struggle for universal human liberty and recognized the impact of the abolitionist movement, economics, religion, and slave revolts in ending the institution of slavery worldwide.