Slavery as a legal institution lasted in the South for 61 more years than it lasted in the North. Because all the states in the North had outlawed slavery by 1804 and because the South waged a war to perpetuate...
Jarvis DeBerry, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sun, 10/23/2016 - 5:30am
Slavery as a legal institution lasted in the South for 61 more years than it lasted in the North. Because all the states in the North had outlawed slavery by 1804 and because the South waged a war to perpetuate...