Image: US Slave Free 1789-1861

Description: Animation showing which areas of the United States did and did not allow slavery between 1789 and Lincoln's inauguration in 1861. The animation includes a 5 second frame on 1789, 1800, 1821, 1837, The unrealized 1846 Wilmot Proviso, 1846, 1858, and 1861. The map colorings of some areas require further comment. New York (1799) and New Jersey (1804) adopted laws gradually freeing enslaved people, but some people in these states remained enslaved until 1824 (NY) and 1865 (NJ). Territories and states which had not specifically banned slavery are colored red/pink. Individual frames are also up in Wikimedia and available here: File:US_SlaveFree1789.gif File:US_SlaveFree1800.gif File:US_SlaveFree1821.gif File:US_SlaveFree1837.gif File:US_SlaveFree1846_Wilmot.gif File:US_SlaveFree1846_2.gif File:US_SlaveFree1858.gif File:US_SlaveFree1861.gif
Title: US Slave Free 1789-1861
Credit: United_States_1789-03-1789-08.png United_States_1800-07-04-1800-07-10.png United_States_1821-07-1821-08.png United_States_1837-01-1837-03.png United_States_1845-03-1845-12.png United_States_1846-12-1848-02.png United_States_1858-1859.png United_States_1861-01-1861-02-04.png
Author: United_States_1789-03-1789-08.png: Made by User:Golbez. United_States_1800-07-04-1800-07-10.png: Made by User:Golbez. United_States_1821-07-1821-08.png: Made by User:Golbez. United_States_1837-01-1837-03.png: Made by User:Golbez. United_States_1845-03-1845-12.png: Made by User:Golbez. United_States_1846-12-1848-02.png: Made by User:Golbez. United_States_1858-1859.png: Made by User:Golbez. United_States_1861-01-1861-02-04.png: Made by User:Golbez. derivative work: Kenmayer (talk)
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
License: CC BY 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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