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  2. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    This timeline shows abolition laws or actions listed chronologically. It also covers the abolition of serfdom. Although slavery of non-prisoners is technically illegal in all countries today, the practice continues in many locations around the world, primarily in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, often with government support. [1]

  3. Slave states and free states - Wikipedia

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    West Virginia did not abolish slavery in its first proposed constitution of 1861, though it did ban the importation of slaves. [40] In 1863, voters approved the Willey Amendment, which provided for gradual abolition of slavery, with the last enslaved people scheduled to be freed in 1884. [41]

  4. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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    Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II, issues the Serfdom Patent of 1781, to abolish serfdom throughout the Habsburg lands. 1791 (United States) Philadelphia carpenters conduct first strike in the building trades in the United States. [1] 1792 (United States) Philadelphia has first local union in the United States organized to conduct collective ...

  5. History of serfdom - Wikipedia

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    Moon identifies some benefits for serfs, such as assurances of land and some assistance after bad harvests. Moon argues that Russia's defeat in the Crimean War was a catalyst leading to the abolition of serfdom. [17] [18] Finally, serfdom was abolished by a decree issued by Tsar Alexander II in 1861. Scholars have proposed multiple overlapping ...

  6. Emancipation reform of 1861 - Wikipedia

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    A 1907 painting by Boris Kustodiev depicting Russian serfs listening to the proclamation of the Emancipation Manifesto in 1861. The emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia, also known as the Edict of Emancipation of Russia, (Russian: Крестьянская реформа 1861 года, romanized: Krestyanskaya reforma 1861 goda – "peasants' reform of 1861") was the first and most important ...

  7. Serfdom - Wikipedia

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    Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems.It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery.

  8. Serfdom in Poland - Wikipedia

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    The abolition of serfdom in Poland was a protracted process that unfolded over the 18th and 19th centuries. Despite early attempts at reform, significant change was often impeded by the szlachta , who were largely reluctant to relinquish their traditional privileges and viewed peasants as subordinate.

  9. Abolition of serfdom in Poland - Wikipedia

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    The reformed serfdom granted peasants hereditary ownership of land, they could not be removed from the land without a court order, the serfdom was limited to three days a week, the serf children could seek education outside agriculture, and the government control and administration was extended to the serfs. [2]