The Ragged Road to Abolition: Slavery and Freedom in New Jersey, 1775-1865 by James J. Gigantino II

The Ragged Road to Abolition: Slavery and Freedom in New Jersey, 1775-1865

James J. Gigantino II

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Contrary to popular perception, slavery persisted in the North well into the nineteenth century. This was especially the case in New Jersey, the last northern state to pass an abolition statute, in 1804. Because of the nature of the law, which fre...

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