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In 1807, the British government passed an Act of Parliament abolishing the slave trade<span> throughout the British Empire. </span>Slavery<span> itself would persist in the British colonies until its final abolition in 1838. However, abolitionists would continue campaigning against the international </span>trade<span> of </span>slaves<span> after this date.</span>
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During his teens, Claude debussy had the opportunity to work with <span>wealthy patroness of </span>Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Russia.
At that place, he acquired the taste of <span> ancient and oriental modes and for vivid coloration that exist in russian music</span>
