The Emperor had indeed conceived a gradual process for eliminating slavery.

Though Northerners gradually eliminated slavery in their states, Southern slave-grown cotton was the nation's leading export.

There was no repudiation of or desire for eliminating slavery in the manifesto.

Lydia Maria Child was a novelist, journalist, teacher, and wrote extensively about the need to eliminate slavery.

During his campaign, Hidalgo returned to Valladolid, issuing a decree eliminating slavery.

The idea of eliminating slavery through a slow, peaceful process over a period of time.

Brazil was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to eliminate slavery, acting in 1888.

Adele supposed she'd eliminate slavery before she worried about gender equality, but in any case, her present duties didn't involve doing either.

All state power is obligated both to protect and respect autonomy, by eliminating slavery and involuntary servitude.

The final session of the convention met in June 1863 with the aim of eliminating slavery in the state.