The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts decides Commonwealth v. Jennison, declaring slavery to be unlawful.
[restored 9/5/2021]
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Authority:
Massachusetts Constitution, Bill of Rights, Article I
press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/bill_of_rightss6.html
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 34.
Massachusetts Historical Society: The Case for Ending Slavery
www.masshist.org/teaching-history/loc-slavery/essay.php?entry_id=503
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