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Barbados Legislative Action

Name: Barbados Legislative Action
Start: 1838-05-16
End: 1838-05-16
Location: Barbados

When: 16 May 1838
Where: Barbados
Part of: Full emancipation in the British colonies, 1 August 1838

Barbados legislature passed an end to apprenticeships on 1 August 1838 into law on 16 May, prompted by Governor Sir Murray MacGregor.

The Barbados legislature acted first, passing an end to apprenticeships on 1 August 1838 into law on 16 May. This action was prompted by the encouragement of Sir Murray MacGregor, the island's governor, aligning local law with the scheduled end for non-praedial slaves.

Sources

Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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