[Ditto]

The North was as guilty of slave owning themselves. BTW, Slaves ownership was still very prevalent in the North after the Emancipation Proclamation.

In what Northern state was slave owning prevalent?

[Paige]

Figure it out. The 15 slave states were Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia . All but four of these states seceded in 1860 and 1861 to form the Confederate States of America; Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri did not leave the Union.
Furthermore, The Emancipation Proclamation was was Abraham Lincoln's declaration that all slaves in all states which had seceded from the Union and which had not returned to Federal control by January 1, 1863 would be emancipated.

[Paige]

Oh and one other thing, New Jersey did NOT actually end slavery until 1865. Imagine that!!