Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: was No yellow stars -Northern arrogance

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 5/27/06 5:21:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Yes and At the time of the Constitutional Convention Georgia  didn't want > slavery in the constitution and threatened not to vote for it while  > Massachusetts insisted that slavery be  constitutional. That doesn't sound right. In 1780 Massachusetts Constitution adopted with freedom clause interpreted as prohibiting slavery. Other colonies were also starting prohibitions -- nine years prior to the adoption of the constitution. They prohibited it in their own state, but didn't want it prohibited in what were already slave states. It was big business for many wealthy Bostonians. They owned the slave shipping companies that went to Africa, bought them and then brought them to Southern states for sale, To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Religion and spirituality Maharishi mahesh yogi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.