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African History: May 13
With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), the Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
Historical Events
4- 1888 — With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), the Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
- 1862 — Southern slave Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and hands it to the United States Navy, who quickly commission it as the gunboat USS Planter and appoint Smalls as captain, thus making him the first black man to command a United States ship.
- 1985 — Police bombed MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
- 2006 — São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil.