William Lloyd Garrison
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In 1833, a group of well-known abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison, founded the American Anti-Slavery Society.
the American Anti-Slavery Society
The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 effectively ended slavery for Great Britain. Since slaves had previously been considered property, the act appropriated $20 million to compensate slave owners for their emancipated slaves. It also promoted the industry and apprenticeship of newly freed slaves.
Slavery was abolished in Britain in 1833. The Slave Trade Act of 1807 officially ended the slave trade in Britain, but did not end slavery for the people already enslaved there.
William Henry Richardson was born August 4, 1833.