Reminder: Jefferson was a hypocrite, & worse. But he also wrote the first federal ban on slavery, banned the slave trade at the first possible moment, & penned the words that inspired Lincoln, MLK, & opponents of bondage & degradation the world over.https://twitter.com/APSouthRegion/status/1146145413990252544 …
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Replying to @baseballcrank
first possible moment was 6 years into his presidency. That's a long moment.
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Replying to @Kaijindv @baseballcrank
Per Article I Section 9 in the Constitution, no van could go into effect prior to 1808. The bill Jefferson signed into law went into effect on January 1st, 1808. Would have made no difference to pass it earlier. So, yes: the first possible moment.
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Replying to @tiresiastuphlos @Kaijindv
And he called for it in the 1807 SOTU.
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