Comments on: Slavery in the Northwest Territory http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/ All Michigan, All the Time Fri, 24 May 2013 02:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Slavery in Michigan? | ruraltourban http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-83463 Slavery in Michigan? | ruraltourban Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:26:59 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-83463 [...] The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned slavery in the area but left a “grandfather clause” that allowed people owning slaves before the ordinance to keep those slaves.  Children, however, should be freed “immediately or no later than their 25th birthday.”  Canadian slaves began fleeing French control to come to Michigan for freedom.  When the Canadians started demanding that their slaves be returned, Territorial Justice Augustus Woodward retorted that any man “coming into this Territory is by law of the land a freeman.”  Despite these comments, an 1830 census shows that there were still 32 slaves in Michigan- 43 years after the ordinance.  It is amazing to think that former slaves were running to Michigan for freedom during a 50-year period where slavery still existed for others (citation: Slavery in the Northwest Territory). [...]

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]]> By: parvathi http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-70175 parvathi Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:51:52 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-70175 i would like to know exacly from which part of africa were the slave brought to detroit, thanks for your time annd your information!

]]> By: joe http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-45298 joe Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:57:11 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-45298 slaves under the US flag, who would have thunk that? Yeah its not just a southern thang.

]]> By: brittney http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-42986 brittney Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:01:23 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-42986 that is really cool to learn about!!!
my favrot thing to learn about is slaves because it is really insterting to learn about, is fun to learn about but it is also sad…………..

thank you so much!!!
brittney

]]> By: Aaron M http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-36872 Aaron M Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:57:36 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-36872 Thanks alot I had a really hard 5th grade test and this really helped me!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: grace http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-28586 grace Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:18:43 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/slavery-in-the-northwest-territory/#comment-28586 wow thats sad i am study slavery in michigan and on the side Of the U.S.A. it is really insterseing and sad how mean the wite men peolpe were!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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