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United States · United StatesWhen the United States Congress voted to abolish the transatlantic slave trade in 1808, many hoped it would signal a decline in the horrors of slavery. But instead of ending human bondage, this legal milestone gave rise to one of the most wicked adaptations of slavery on American soil: slave breeding, a practice that commodified […] TalkAfricanaRead Article
How the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade Gave Birth to Slave Breeding in the U.S. - TalkAfricana

Church · United StatesIn 1815, when slavery was still widely accepted in American society and often ignored by the church, George Bourne spoke out against it. He was the first American pastor to be removed from his position for opposing slavery and was one of the earliest white Christians in the country to clearly call slavery a sin […] TalkAfricanaRead Article
Rev George Bourne: The American Preacher Kicked Out of His Church for Preaching Against Slavery in 1815 - TalkAfricana

Pennsylvania · PennsylvaniaIn the early hours of September 11, 1851, long before the first rooster crowed over Christiana, Pennsylvania, a group of armed white men climbed the hill to William Parker’s home. They came with warrants. They came with chains. They came under the full authority of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, a law crafted to […] TalkAfricanaRead Article