Debate over Slavery in the UK
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Slaves had no say in what task they were required to do and no control over the length of their working day which was usually from sunup in the morning to sunset in the evening ("can see to can't see" in the slaves language). Although slaves were used in the northern states in factories to produce manufactured goods, most slaves worked on plantations in the southern states.
Black Peoples of America - Slaves' Work
Dimanche dernier, la communauté internationale commémorait le bicentenaire de l'abolition de la traite négrière transatlantique par la Grande-Bretagne. Il y a deux siècles, le roi George III d'Angleterre signait l'acte d'abolition de ce trafic qui déporta plus de 11 millions d'Africains du XVIe au XIXe siècles.
