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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

PERSIA ABOLISHED SLAVERY IN 539 BC

Thanks to Cyrus the Great, slavery was ended and the captives were sent home to Israel. Cyrus even helped them rebuild their homeland. A replica of the stone cylinder where this edict was written hangs in the UN headquarters, as an example of an ancient act of human rights.
I would hope that modern day Iran and Israel would take note.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery_timeline

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