Two hundred years or so have passed since we abolished slavery in Europe - or at least made it illegal.
In Britain we shall be commemorating the final enactment of the Bill that prohibited slave trading, passed after a campaign lasting twenty-two years, in 1807.
Elsewhere, slavery remained. In the United States - land of the free - it took another fifty-eight years and a civil war to put an end to the practice of one person owning the life of another, so deep rooted was the practi...
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.