Civilization / Society, Economy & Law

Abolition of Slavery

From the Haitian Revolution to Britain's 1833 act, the US 13th Amendment (1865) and Brazil (1888), legal slavery is outlawed.

Revolts and resistance of enslaved people, religious campaigns and Enlightenment arguments combined; Britain abolished slavery in its empire in 1833 with payments to owners, and the US in 1865. Article 4 of the 1948 Universal Declaration bans slavery, yet forced labour and trafficking persist.