Meldrik@lemmy.wtfM to Facepalm@lemmy.wtfEnglish · 3 months agoMom didn't go to schoollemmy.wtfimagemessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1622arrow-down122
arrow-up1600arrow-down1imageMom didn't go to schoollemmy.wtfMeldrik@lemmy.wtfM to Facepalm@lemmy.wtfEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square168fedilink
minus-squareSchmeckinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoSlavery was prohibited north of 36°30′ latitude by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. So Texas just gave the land north of that to Oklahoma to keep slavery legal.
Slavery was prohibited north of 36°30′ latitude by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. So Texas just gave the land north of that to Oklahoma to keep slavery legal.