Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Africans were taken and forced into slavery, exploited to work as servants and labour in production of crops.
Even after the practice was abolished in December 18, 1965 black people all around the world still suffer from discrimination, marginalisation and or oppression for their skin colour.
Here is the brief history of the banning of slave trade all around the world.
1792 - Denmark bans import of slaves to its West Indies colonies, although the law only took effect from 1803.
1807 - Britain passes Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, outlawing British Atlantic slave trade.
- United States passes legislation banning the slave trade, effective from start of 1808.
1811 - Spain abolishes slavery, including in its colonies, though Cuba rejects ban and continues to deal in slaves.
1813 - Sweden bans slave trading
1814 - Netherlands bans slave tradi
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