http://bostonist.com/2008/06/29/traces_of_the_trade_premieres_tonig.php All comments for Traces of the Trade Premieres Tonight on WGBH en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2008/06/29/traces_of_the_trade_premieres_tonig.php#comment-1396210 http://bostonist.com/2008/06/29/traces_of_the_trade_premieres_tonig.php#comment-1396210 Comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:39:14 -0500 <p>Yes, Vermont officially outlawed slavery in 1777, and there is no record of any slaves in Vermont after 1790. This puts Vermont ahead of all other states, and far ahead of New England and the Northeast as a whole, which had slavery until the eve of the Civil War.</p> http://bostonist.com/2008/06/29/traces_of_the_trade_premieres_tonig.php#comment-1396196 http://bostonist.com/2008/06/29/traces_of_the_trade_premieres_tonig.php#comment-1396196 Comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:58:14 -0500 <p>Vermont outlawed slavery in 1777.</p>