Slavery and Freedom in New Jersey, 1775-1865
by
James J. Gigantino II
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Contrary to popular perception, slavery persisted in the North well into the nineteenth century. This was especially the case in New Jersey, the last northern state to pass an abolition statute, in 1804. Because of the nature of the law, which freed children born to enslaved mothers only after they...