{"id":2104,"date":"2021-07-08T08:46:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodgenesgenealogy.com\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2021-07-08T08:46:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:46:35","slug":"august-first-the-original-day-of-independence-for-british-owned-slaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trustworthy-tan-chimpanzee.104-207-79-65.cpanel.site\/index.php\/2021\/07\/08\/august-first-the-original-day-of-independence-for-british-owned-slaves\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;August First&#8221; &#8230; the original Day of Independence for British owned slaves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some 30 years before the United States&#8217; Emancipation Proclamation  was signed, 800,000 slaves in the British colonies were declared freed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/slaveryandremembrance.org\/articles\/article\/?id=A0079#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAugust%20First%E2%80%9D%20commemorations%20in%20the%20Caribbean%20marked%20the,the%20beginning%20of%20a%20transitional%20four-year-long%20%E2%80%9Capprenticeship\">&#8220;August First&#8221; or Slavey Abolition Act, <\/a>marks the day in 1834 when it became illegal to own slaves in British colonies &#8212; yet with a four-year transition to full freedom for our Afro Caribbean brethren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is so much more to learn aboutthe global fight for liberty for slaves that began as early as 1<a href=\"http:\/\/slaveryandremembrance.org\/articles\/article\/?id=A0079#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAugust%20First%E2%80%9D%20commemorations%20in%20the%20Caribbean%20marked%20the,the%20beginning%20of%20a%20transitional%20four-year-long%20%E2%80%9Capprenticeship\">794 in the Caribbean, Europe, the U.S.   <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlcustoms.com\/goodgenes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/07\/eight_hundred_thousand_slaves_set_free_boston_public_libraries-232x300-1-1.jpg?w=232\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlcustoms.com\/goodgenes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/07\/eight_hundred_thousand_slaves_set_free_boston_public_libraries-232x300-1-1.jpg?w=232\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2107\" data-link=\"https:\/\/goodgenesgenealogy.com\/eight_hundred_thousand_slaves_set_free_boston_public_libraries-232x300-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are so many memorable and little-known facts about the real July Fourth for many former slaves. Learn about August First and more in the debut monthly  e-book by Good Genes Genealogy Services on<strong> August 1, 2021<\/strong>. Details will be revealed soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay close to this blog and keep researching your family&#8217;s great history. We&#8217;re here to help you on your journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 30 years before the United States&#8217; Emancipation Proclamation was signed, 800,000 slaves in the British colonies were declared freed. &#8220;August First&#8221; or Slavey Abolition Act, marks the day in 1834 when it became illegal to own slaves in British colonies &#8212; yet with a four-year transition to full freedom for our Afro Caribbean brethren. 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