The African Meeting House is dedicated on December 6. 1807 Slave trade abolished by British Parliament. Congress passes a law prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United States after January 1, 1808. 1812-1814 War of 1812 between United States and Great Britain over freedom of the seas. D.C. After the British burned the city, some 2,500 Blacks worked to rebuild the defenses.
Slavery ends in the British Empire.
The American Anti-Slavery Society is founded in Philadelphia. 1834 Slavery declared unlawful in British Empire. Ward led New York blacks in their efforts to acquire the right to vote. 1847 Frederick Douglass began publishing the North Star . 1848 Slavery abolished in all French territories.