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Monday, 06 March 2023 08:13

The End of Slavery in Upper Canada

Glenn Sweazey and June Girvan explain why attempts to abolish slavery in Upper Canada failed and why it required a revolution decades later in Jamaica before slavery finally came to an end throughout the British Empire.