Posted by Jonathan Adler:
An Important Bicentennial:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_30-2008_01_05.shtml#1199220278
On Jan. 1, 1808, it became illegal to import slaves into the United
States. Eric Foner [1]reflects about this important, and neglected,
anniversary.
Jan. 1, 1808, is worth commemorating not only for what it directly
accomplished, but for helping to save the United States from a
history even more terrible than the Civil War that eventually rid
our country of slavery.
References
1.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/opinion/30foner.html?ex=1356757200&en=b324052d9b5415fd&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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