As orginally referred to in this article, Abolition Day was established in Boston to celebrate banning of the legal trade of slaves by Britain in 1807 and Congress in 1808
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Britain had all but banned the importation of slaves to it's colonies prior to this - in the early 1770s. It was one of the major reasons that the American colonies rebelled - a lot of money could be made from southern textiles if the north were allowed to build factories. What? You thought the revolution was about TEA??
I'm not saying it wasn't worth celebrating at all. I think it's more than a drop in the bucket - I just think the name is probably inappropriate; and a name that more acuratley describe the accomplishment would have been more fitting. That's all.
hair splitting I knowrecumbentgoatJuly 14 2005, 10:38:11 UTC
That's why its alway interesting to see all the baby steps needed to overcome one (huge) problem.
And a reminder to people--usually white/mainstream--that we have a long way to go for the country's actions/operation to actually live up to its ideals.
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Britain had all but banned the importation of slaves to it's colonies prior to this - in the early 1770s. It was one of the major reasons that the American colonies rebelled - a lot of money could be made from southern textiles if the north were allowed to build factories. What? You thought the revolution was about TEA??
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So yeah-drop in the bucket. But I imagine they felt it was a big victory.
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But was it really abolition if the slavery was still legal?
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And a reminder to people--usually white/mainstream--that we have a long way to go for the country's actions/operation to actually live up to its ideals.
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