mar 23, 1807 - End of the British slave trade 4.2
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In 1807 England became the first major nation to outlaw the buying and selling of slaves, however slavery wasn’t banned until 1833. This lead to the eventual end of the transatlantic slave trade as more major nations followed England's example in the coming years.
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