[pikachu]

I remember in Boston talking to ralatives (who were aghast I was living in Texas) about the Civil War. They reminded me that the Underground Railway spirited salves to "The North". They were a little upset when I pointed out to them that "The North" was not the Union states but Canada. They also didn't like the fact that the first slaves sold in the Colonies were in Massachusetts. Nor did they like to remmeber that the triangle trade that made Boston very rich included bringing molasses to Boston to be made into rum which was taken to Africa to be traded for slaves.

There is more than enough 'conveient memories' on both sides.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Oh, I agree wholeheartedly. The North was just as guilty of exploiting slaves as the South. The majority of the people just tended to stop at an earlier date. However, that was more to do with the economic culture than a sudden wave of morality towards the black man.

[Non-Sequitur]

They were a little upset when I pointed out to them that "The North" was not the Union states but Canada.

What's to be upset about? The end had to be in Canada since the Fugitive Slave Act required that runaway slaves be sent back South if apprehended.

They also didn't like the fact that the first slaves sold in the Colonies were in Massachusetts.

If they check their history they would have found that the first slave was in the Virginia/Maryland area.

Nor did they like to remmeber that the triangle trade that made Boston very rich included bringing molasses to Boston to be made into rum which was taken to Africa to be traded for slaves.

Without demand for those slaves the Boston traders wouldn't have brought the slaves anywhere, would they? So the south has no moral high ground in the slave trade scenario.