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To: Idabilly
What flag waved over them Slave ships? USA of Confederate? Did they dock in a Northern port?

You're talking about a long period of time. Slavery ran from the early 1600's to the mid-1800's. During most of that period, slave ships flew the flags of European countries. After the U.S. gained its independence then a lot of U.S. ships participated in the slave trade, even after it was outlawed in 1809. And for a brief period between 1861 and 1865 the confederate flag flew over ships that ran a small number of slaves into the confederacy.

Now as to whether they landed in Northern ports, I'm sure that they did when slavery was legal and slave importing was legal. Just as they also landed in Southern ones.

Happy?

81 posted on 05/06/2009 1:13:44 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
“Happy?”

Didn't Northern States or State threaten Secession? Before the Southern States did it?

Your only mad at people who had the BALLS to DO IT?

Slavery or not- People have the Right to live under a Government of their choice

If all the Liberals moved to California would you fight to keep them in? Even if they didn't ask permission? That would be better than a lottery win

85 posted on 05/06/2009 1:26:31 PM PDT by Idabilly
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