Abraham Lincoln was one person who helped to abolish slavery. He was influential enough to convince many people to give up their slaves and free them.
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Many abolitionists played a crucial role in advocating for the end of slavery. Key figures include Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison, and Abraham Lincoln, who all worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the injustices of slavery and push for its abolition through legal and social reforms.
Mauritania officially banned slavery in 1982.
Vermont was the first colony to abolish slavery in its state constitution in 1777. This made it the first state in North America to abolish slavery.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe was Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the City of York (now Toronto). Simcoe also made Upper Canada the first province in the British Empire to abolish slavery.
Brazil was the last country in Latin America to abolish slavery. Slavery was officially abolished in Brazil on May 13, 1888, through the Lei Áurea (Golden Law) decree.
Maryland abolished slavery in 1864 with the passage of the state constitution.