Article from New Jersey Freeman about New Jersey Judge's decision to allow a slave to remain the property of a white man who moved to New Jersey from the South. The Judge stated, "The Constitution has not destroyed the relocation or abolished slavery." The writer of the article repeatedly quotes the Constitutions opening line, "All men are created equal" to prove why the Judge was wrong in his decision.
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New Jersey
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Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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Laws
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Court rulings
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Slavery - United States -- History -- Legal status of slaves in free states