[#3Fan]

I thought indentured servitude was illegal in the U.S. since, well, at least since the Constitution was ratified in 1787, and maybe since the Articles of Confederation, which would be 1777. They had indentures in Illinois? If they had indentures, how could they condemn chattel slavery?

When did they condemn it?

[lentulusgracchus]

When did they condemn it?

Every time Lincoln opened his mouth from 1854 to 1865, how about? The issue of chattel slavery was his political lodestar from the moment he reentered the public arena in 1854.

I can't believe you're trying to play dumb about this -- that is just disingenuous. Bad faith will get you nowhere.