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The 1792 Danish Ban: Europe's First Slave Trade Abolition
In 1792, Denmark-Norway became the first European power to outlaw the transatlantic slave trade — but the ban didn't take effect for a decade. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore why Denmark acted so early, what the 1792 edict actually said, and how the Danish colony of Saint Croix became a laboratory for abolition. They trace the role of the Danish government, the abolitionist influence of figures like Ernst Schimmelmann and Christian VII, and the surprising economic calculations behind the ban. The conversation also covers the 1848 emancipation in the Danish West Indies, the…
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