Slavery in the District of Columbia ... caption title

by Slavery

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24th Congress, 1st Session, House Rep. No. 691. 24pp. 8vo. Disbound. Item #346520 Many of the early anti-slavery efforts focussed on the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, as Congress had full control over the laws within the District thus obviating any argument over state's rights. Until retroceded back to Virginia in 1846, the city of Alexandria, and its notorious slave market, was considered

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