Slavery was still going on in the Caribbeans. We now also see the uses of whips and other horrible devices disappear. Also women are now fighting even harder for their rights. John Smiths followers were also cooking up a rebellion of their own. It was now that they killed many slaves, for this John Smith got blamed, he was imprisoned, and eventually died of TB.
Use of new grueling machines, for example, the treadmill, were now being put into use. These are torture machines that harmed people. The use of such machines had over time made it to England. It was now 1828 and Clarkson, now 63, died after hearing of these cruel tortures (Pg. 332).
After a long time of trying to pass the emancipation bil it was finally passed by both houses of parliament in 1833 (Pg. 347). In 1834 the ex-slaves were told to become "apprentices" which would be a time they would work for free for 6 years and then be free. Finally on August 1, 1838 when nearly 800,000 black men and women were freed.
It seems in the end that human empathy took over and their would be no more room for a slave trade in the world.
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Unforunately, the use of the whips and other devices for beatings are still being used today, although underground. People like to ignore the fact that sororities and fraternities practice the habits of slavery all the time, boasting how they paddle initiates and sometimes beat them so bad that they can't go to school for the next few days. The tools and habits of slavery are ever present in our society and we are still in chains.
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