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Abolition of Slavery: A Long Struggle for Freedom
废除奴隶制：争取自由的漫长斗争
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Slavery existed for centuries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, but its transatlantic form was especially brutal.奴隶制在非洲、亚洲、美洲和欧洲延续数百年，但跨大西洋奴隶贸易尤为残暴。
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Enslaved Africans endured the Middle Passage — a terrifying ocean journey with high death rates and constant suffering.被奴役的非洲人历经‘中间航程’——一段死亡率极高、充满恐惧与痛苦的海上旅程。
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In the late 1700s, Quakers and former slaves like Olaudah Equiano published powerful accounts that changed public opinion.18世纪晚期，贵格会成员及奥劳达赫·埃奎亚诺等获释奴隶发表有力证言，改变了公众舆论。
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Britain banned the slave trade in 1807 and abolished slavery in its empire in 1833 after decades of protest and petitions.英国经数十年抗议与请愿，于1807年废止奴隶贸易，1833年在其帝国范围内废除奴隶制。
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In the U.S., abolitionists used newspapers, speeches, and the Underground Railroad to help people escape bondage.在美国，废奴主义者通过报纸、演讲及地下铁路协助人们逃离奴役。
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The Civil War ended slavery legally in 1865, but economic and racial injustice continued long after emancipation.内战于1865年在法律上终结奴隶制，但经济与种族不公在解放后长期持续。
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Brazil was the last Western nation to abolish slavery — in 1888 — following sustained resistance by enslaved people themselves.巴西是西方最后一个废除奴隶制的国家，于1888年废除，此前 enslaved 人群持续抗争。
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Freedom came not from one law or leader, but from generations of courage, writing, organizing, and refusing silence.自由并非源于某一条法律或某一位领袖，而是几代人以勇气、书写、组织与拒绝沉默换来的。