TIH: Colombia abolishes Slavery

May 21, 1851, the South American country of Colombia abolished slavery. For a list of when other countries abolished it see this link.http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php?t=31009



Notice the long list of countries that beat the "land of the free and the home of the brave," to the punch.  Notice that most of Western Europe and the Western Hemisphere got around to it before us. Even Mexico beat the U.S. to abolition.  Shameful!