Saturday, March 22, 2008
This Day in the History of Half Steps
On this day in 1794, Congress prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States. So the only way to produce more slaves was to have them have children, who were slaves by birth. Not exactly a solution to the moral problem, but still a step in the right direction.
Labels: American Chattel Slavery
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:02 AM 
