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To: tejek who wrote (220903)2/25/2005 4:34:47 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1578188
 
"Whose laws allowed for slaves? "

Well, slavery was legalized in Mass. in 1641. It wasn't until 1783 that a court case was used to overturn slavery in Mass. The slave trade in the US was abolished in 1808. So, except for that final 25 year period of the slave trade, slavery was legal in Mass.