After Pennsylvania abolished slavery in 1781, the western part of this line and the Ohio River became a border between slave and free states, although Delaware retained slavery until the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified in 1865.
Про Нью-Джерси я тоже находил, что в нем рабство было технически легальным (и в малых количествах - практикуемым).
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Date: 2015-07-13 09:40 pm (UTC)В Вике еще интереснее пишут:
After Pennsylvania abolished slavery in 1781, the western part of this line and the Ohio River became a border between slave and free states, although Delaware retained slavery until the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified in 1865.
Про Нью-Джерси я тоже находил, что в нем рабство было технически легальным (и в малых количествах - практикуемым).