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“The British Empire outlawed slavery and after doing so acted to exterminate it.”
This is a false statement, in this context. We’re talking about 1776 and prior.

Yes, but to its credit, the British Empire was the first nation to not only abolish slavery in its empire but then actually used its massive naval power to eliminate it. It was the Royal Navy that captured slave ships and set their human cargos free. Slavery in Britain itself hadn’t been legal for a long time. The tradition was that a man was free as soon as he touched British soil.

The Founding Fathers of our nation don’t get the credit they deserve in trying to eliminate slavery here. Slavery was abolished in the Northwest Territory by the Confederation Congress. Our Constitution stipulated that the overseas slave trade could not be eliminated for 20 years, which it was as soon as the 20 years were up.

“The Founding Fathers of our nation don’t get the credit they deserve in trying to eliminate slavery here. “

That’s the issue at hand. In the timeline, the Royal Navy did not do what you are referring to until decades later after Independence.

At the time of Independence, the Royal Navy did the opposite of what you claim - or at “best” was indifferent because the king/parliament told them to be.

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“The Founding Fathers of our nation don’t get the credit they deserve in trying to eliminate slavery here.”

Which is why the original question was asked.

“Shouldn’t conservatives stop ignoring The British Empire’s role in slavery?”

It’s a VERY fair question lacking any reasonable responses. The 1830s are decades later.

I’ll draw you an analogy. The Czech Republic has been a great place for decades since they threw off the yoke of communism. We still condemn the communism of the prior era.

Virtually all the Founders were dead by the 1830s.