In school they told me slavery was abolished in the United States of America in 1865 through the 13th amendment. They told me that the entire British Empire abolished slavery in 1834. That is what they told me. They gave a young girl the sweet thought that humanity was able to surpass that dark point in history, giving hope for a better future - it’s a thought as sweet as chocolate. When they told me that, I believed them. I indulged in the sweet taste of chocolate; little di