Throughout the period of gradual abolition in Northern States the numbers of slaves fell drastically towards zero, while the numbers of freed-blacks rose to levels much higher than the numbers of previous slaves.
There was a net growth in Northern African-American populations, regardless of any "sold down the river".
FLT-bird: "Not everything is about slavery.
Open your mind."
Everything related to the U.S. Civil War includes slavery as a major component.
Open your mind, FRiend.
False. Blacks declined as a percentage of the population in several Northern states. The “Black Codes” they passed and the refusal of Whites to work alongside Blacks in several instances made it all but impossible for Blacks to earn a living - thus driving them out as was always intended.
No, not everything about the War for Southern Independence was about slavery. The most important considerations for both sides were not about slavery.
Oh, and this thread was not about that time period. So why are you trying to hijack the thread?