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Events on Friday 1 January 1808 1
1808United States Bans Importation of SlavesFederal law prohibiting the Atlantic slave trade takes effectThe Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, passed by Congress in 1807, took effect on January 1, 1808, making it illegal to bring enslaved people into the United States from abroad. The domestic slave trade within the country continued unaffected.