Emancipation of Slaves in Western Hemisphere (jan 1, 1831 – jan 1, 1888)
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| WHEN: |1831: British abolishes |
1888: Brazil abolishes | WHO: |- 6 million slaves gained freedom |- 4 million of which were in the US | AFTERMATH: | mostly similar internationally |UNIQUE: | British Carribbean: replaced black slaves with Indian and Chinese | US: former slaves, within two years of the end of slavery, granted the right to vote and, thus, given a major share of political power
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