Facts about Slavery
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, urged in the Declaration of Independence that the slave trade be forbidden. John Adams, of Massachusetts, urged that the clause be omitted.
The statute of establishing perpetual slavery was adopted by Massachusetts, December, 1641.
Massachusetts Historical Collections, VIII., p.231
No Southern man ever owned a slave ship. No Southern man ever commanded a slave ship. No Southern man ever went to Africa for slaves.
Why Was Lincoln Murdered? by
Otto Eisenschiml
(1937)
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