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THE ABOLITION ACT OF 1834 (BRITISH GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT.) Slavery Abolition Act. Copy of an Order in Council. Declaring that adequate and satisfactory provision has been made by Law, in the island of Jamaica, for giving effect to an Act of Parliament made in the third and fourth Year of His Present Majesty, for the Abolition of Slavery in the Colonies. Single small folio leaf, printed on both sides, faint creases where originally folded. London: Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed, 24 March 1834
Nearly forty-three years after William Wilberforce presented evidence of the brutality of slavery to Parliament, and following Thomas Clarkson's tireless efforts, the crown put an end to slavery in the West Indies and the rest of her colonies. Built into the act was a clear requirement that all slaves above the age of six years present themselves for apprenticeship. Additionally, the crown put aside £20,000,000 for compensation to the slave owners who could now retain their work force and for a time pay them a modest wage.
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