[4CJ]

Actually, the first governmental units to reject slavery were the legislatures of the states of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts in 1780 when they passed legislation to end slavery in their states.

Actually, the the first governmental unit to reject slavery was .... Georgia! In January 1735, the state Trustees passed "An Act for ren'ring the Colony of Georgia more Defensible by prohibiting the Importation and Use of Black Slaves or Negros into the same", which was approved by the Privy Council 3 Apr 1735. The act prohibited the importation and use of slaves after 24 Jun 1735, refusing to permit 'such a horrid crime.' James Oglethorpe wrote in 1734, '[s]lavery, the misfortune, if not the dishonor of other plantations, is absolutely proscribed [forbidden]. Let avarice defend it as it will, there is an honest reluctance in humanity against buying and selling, and regarding those of our own species as our wealth and possessions.'

[wardaddy]

good snag.

[Non-Sequitur]

Actually, the the first governmental unit to reject slavery was .... Georgia! In January 1735, the state Trustees passed "An Act for ren'ring the Colony of Georgia more Defensible by prohibiting the Importation and Use of Black Slaves or Negros into the same", which was approved by the Privy Council 3 Apr 1735.

So would that mean that Georgia was also the first state to ban blacks from living there?