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废除华盛顿特区里的黑奴制度:1862年4月12日
在1850年之前,奴隶栅栏、奴隶监狱,以及拍卖封街等景象在华盛顿特区都是经常可见的。虽然有些政治领袖,例如约翰.昆西.亚当斯 (John
Quency Adams) 在1828年时就曾要求国会废除奴隶制度,但是国会一直到20年之后都还是没有采取行动。在1849年,当时的林肯是来自伊利诺州的年轻议员,他试图要解决特区里的奴隶交易情况。但是,一直到他成为美国总统之后,林肯才真正达成他的目标。
Before 1850, slave pens, slave jails, and auction blocks were a common sight in the District of Columbia. Though leaders like John Quincy Adams asked Congress to end slavery back in 1828, Congress did not act for nearly 20 years. In 1849, Lincoln, then a young Illinois congressman, first attempted to end the slave trade in the District of Columbia. But it wasn't until he became president that Lincoln could finally make it happen.
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