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林肯努力要廢止華盛頓特區裡的奴隸交易

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廢除華盛頓特區裡的黑奴制度:1862412

1850年之前,奴隸柵欄、奴隸監獄,以及拍賣封街等景像在華盛頓特區都是經常可見的。雖然有些政治領袖,例如約翰‧昆西‧亞當斯 (John Quency Adams) 在1828年時就曾要求國會廢除奴隸制度,但是國會一直到20年之後都還是沒有採取行動。在1849年,當時的林肯是來自伊利諾州的年輕議員,他試圖要解決特區裡的奴隸交易情況。但是,一直到他成為美國總統之後,林肯才真正達成他的目標。


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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