The Long Shadow Of Slavery

 

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Slave Trade Outlawed An act of Congress prohibits importing "negro, mulatto, or persons of colour, as a slave." From the first, law is flouted widely.

1820

Missouri Compromise After bitter debate, Missouri is admitted to the Union as a slave state to maintain equal numbers of slave and free states.

1839

Amistad Mutiny A Spanish ship commandeered by 53 rebellious slaves lands on Long Island. After a lengthy extradition case, they are freed.

1857

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