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During the Constitutional Congress, in the lead up to the drafting of the current American Constitution, what would’ve happened if anti-slavery politicians had forced the abolition of slavery? Was there any way politically to get emancipation earlier than 1865 in the US?

by /u/Salem1690s in /r/AskHistorians

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