A proclamation issued in Suriname on 12 January 1819 prohibited fitting out slave ships, participating in the trade, and importing enslaved people into American Dutch possessions. It restricted trafficking but did not free people already enslaved. Enforcement was limited and clandestine importation continued, exposing the gap between imperial law and colonial practice.
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What did the 1819 proclamation prohibit?
The 1819 proclamation abolished slavery for people already held on plantations.
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The measure targeted slave trading and importation; slavery continued.