What about the times they enslaved free black men in the North to sell as slaves in the South.
Can't remember if that was because Britain had outlawed slavery and the West Africa Squadron stopped slave ships from Africa around that time or some other reason as it was before the civil war but yeah they used to kidnap and enslave free black people in the North.
What about the times they enslaved free black men in the North to sell as slaves in the South.
Can't remember if that was because Britain had outlawed slavery and the West Africa Squadron stopped slave ships from Africa around that time or some other reason as it was before the civil war but yeah they used to kidnap and enslave free black people in the North.