During and after the American Revolutionary War, between 1777 and 1804, anti-slavery laws or constitutions were passed in every state north of the Ohio River and the Mason-Dixon Line.
In Massachusetts, slavery was successfully challenged in court in 1783 in a freedom suit by Quock Walker
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During and after the American Revolutionary War, between 1777 and 1804, anti-slavery laws or constitutions were passed in every state north of the Ohio River and the Mason-Dixon Line.
In Massachusetts, slavery was successfully challenged in court in 1783 in a freedom suit by Quock Walker