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The US banned importing slaves in 1807, but smuggling continued until 1860, when a ship was sunk to hide it after unloading. Given the legal risk, the lengths smugglers went to hide their tracks, and the huge number of domestic slaves already, why did slave smuggling continue after it was banned?

by /u/FelicianoCalamity in /r/AskHistorians

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