Slavery and emancipation

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• File:Map of the Colony of Berbice Located in Batavian Guiana in America between the Colonies of Demerara and Suriname WDL11338.png "Map of the Colony of Berbice Located in Batavian Guiana in America between the Colonies of Demerara and Suriname WDL11338.png" by Bouchenroeder, Friedrich von, flourished circa 1795, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution legally required; credited as good practice)
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