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To: Non-Sequitur
As opposed to Illinois, which banned blacks. That would come as a heck of a surprise to the thousands of blacks who lived there. According to the 1860 census, Illinois' free black population of 7628 was larger than the free black population of all but two of the original 7 rebelling states. In fact, Illinois had more free blacks than Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas combined.

Illinois banned free blacks from moving into the state. Free blacks who were already there were severely restricted.

29 posted on 10/11/2007 4:11:33 PM PDT by antinomian
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To: antinomian
llinois banned free blacks from moving into the state.

And yet their numbers increased by about 40% between 1850 and 1860.

40 posted on 10/11/2007 4:39:20 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep
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To: antinomian
Illinois banned free blacks from moving into the state. Free blacks who were already there were severely restricted.

Between 1850 and 1860 the black population of Illinois grew faster than the black population of Florida and Georgia and Alabama. The black population of Mississippi and Arkansas actually shrank. And whatever restrictions were placed on blacks in Illinois paled in comparison to those imposed on blacks in the South where they were also denied entry to states unless they were property, severly denied and restricted in freedom, and were expelled from some states.

52 posted on 10/11/2007 6:21:01 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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