[the OlLine Rebel]

Update: Interesting little page on NJ:

http://www.slavenorth.com/newjersey.htm

So, they passed an 1804 law for gradual abolition (which is good, and should’ve been done nationally), or a sunset more or less.

Generally seemed to work by 1840. It didn’t take total effect, though, until after 1860, with PC terms for slavery.

[Non-Sequitur]

So, they passed an 1804 law for gradual abolition (which is good, and should’ve been done nationally), or a sunset more or less.

And how could that have been done nationally without a constitutional amendment?