August 1 is Emancipation Day. Here are four facts about Emancipation in the Caribbean you probably never knew
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August 1, 1834, marked the end of slavery in the British Empire. This was when the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act became effective. Today, many of Britain’s former colonies in the Caribbean as well as Canada still celebrate Emancipation Day on August 1. Trinidad and Tobago was the first country in the world to declare...
