Ironically,an organized movement to abolish the international slave trade emerged first in Britain,the country that profited most from it.

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This statement is true. The British were one of the major players in the international slave trade and profited greatly from it, but they were also at the forefront of the movement to abolish it. In 1807, the British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which prohibited the slave trade throughout the British Empire.

Ironically,an Organized Movement to Abolish the International Slave Trade Emerged