[Windcatcher]

MA is the only state in the Union to have outright banned slavery the day they ratified the Constitution, yet I’ll bet the self-hating liberals there still think of themselves as racist.

[ladyjane]

MA is the only state in the Union to have outright banned slavery the day they ratified the Constitution...

What? The legislature in MA never passed any law banning slavery. They sold slaves in Quincy Market. They were major players in the slave trade.

[bort]

MA is the only state in the Union to have outright banned slavery the day they ratified the Constitution, yet I’ll bet the self-hating liberals there still think of themselves as racist.
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Yes, MA banned slavery, but they also went out of their way to keep black people from living in the state.

[Vermont Lt]

Boston is easiest the most racist city I ever lived in. I don’t think it’s changed much in 20 years.