Was black slavery ever that widespread in the UK?
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Who do you think owned all of the slaves came from before the American Revolution?
The answer of course is loyal British subjects.
Our Republic came into existence with the ratification of the Constitution in 1788.
The US banned the importation of slaves in 1807, 19 years after its founding.
It then took another 58 years before slavery was outlawed. This after a massive loss of life, instituted by the Democrats in the South.
George III kept preventing Virginia from banning the importation of slaves. One of many sticking points around 1770.