Which 1834 UK Act abolished slavery throughout most of the British Empire, freeing enslaved people in the Caribbean, Mauritius and the Cape?
Britain's role in ending chattel slavery in its colonies was set in motion by a single piece of Westminster legislation. It came into force on 1 August 1834.
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