It is interesting to note that this ‘last slave’ was brought into the US illegally. The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 (2 Stat. 426, enacted March 2, 1807) is a United States federal law that stated that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States. It took effect in 1808, the earliest date permitted by the United States Constitution.
Yes. It’s sad this should have happened so late in the game.
Jean Lafitte, the pirate and War of 1812 hero, made a good part of his fortune illegally importing slaves to the U.S.