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Wed, 07.02.1777

Vermont Abolishes American Slavery

On this date, in 1777, Vermont abolished slavery.

Vermont was an independent sovereign country that year and did not join the United States of America until 1791.

Vermont was the first country in the colonial era to abolish that practice.

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(for Toni Morrison) on a needful day your terribleness troubles the house like thunderclaps ripping a Delta sky. You gather a bushel of autumn, run faithfilled fingers over your threads. Your needles... COMFORT-MAKER by Jerry Ward Jr.
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