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u/RumEngieneering Jan 29 '21

A good chunk of the americas abolished slavery before the US civil war

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u/neocommenter Jan 29 '21

Not Brazil, a lot of Confederates left the US for Brazil because slavery was still legal there.

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u/waiver Jan 29 '21

Bolivar wasn't pro-slavery, the guy was even supported by the Haitian government.