Raywat Deonandan on Nostr: “On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act took effect and laid a pathway to the ...

“On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act took effect and laid a pathway to the liberation of over 800,000 enslaved Africans in Canada, the Caribbean, South America, and South Africa."

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2023/08/01/statement-prime-minister-emancipation-day