Jeff Clark @JeffClarkUS
1/4 In Somersett’s case (1772), Lord Mansfield, the great English jurist, set in motion the demise of slavery in the English-speaking world, saying “[slavery] is so odious, that nothing can be suffered to support it, but positive law.” And there was no such legislation in England — PolitiTweet.org
Michele Tafoya @Michele_Tafoya
“Most of those who supported both of the three-fifths clauses were opposed to slavery, and most believed that antis… https://t.co/tr0QucktOP