MeldrikMA to FacepalmEnglish · 2 years agoMom didn't go to schoolimagemessage-square166linkfedilinkarrow-up1624arrow-down124
arrow-up1600arrow-down1imageMom didn't go to schoolMeldrikMA to FacepalmEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square166linkfedilink
minus-squareSchmeckinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years 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.