Slavery has always been present somewhere on the earth but one of the things that makes america the great country that it is, is that we have risen above the lowliness of slavery and we do our best to help other countries rise from the ashes of slavery as well. Slavery came to america in the 18th century and was around until 1863, around the time that Abraham Lincoln gave the speech titled "The Emancipation Proclamation". This website will explain when, and how slavery was abolished in the united states.