Mudcat Café message #2119138

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Thread #103820 Message #2119138
Posted By: Peace
04-Aug-07 - 04:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: Twist on 'blacking-up' on stage
Subject: RE: BS: Twist on 'blacking-up' on stage

Slavery was 'abolished' by an act of the British Parliament in 1807, but slaves were not 'freed' until another act in the 1830s.