more progress was made to end slavery and achieve civil rights for blacks in America at that time than was made in any other nation in the world.
Not true. Slavery was banned outright in Upper Canada (now Ontario) in the early 1790s. Additionally, the laws of Upper Canada made no racial distinctions at all- blacks could vote and hold office.
10 posted on 02/05/2004 8:37:52 AM PST by Squawk 8888
(Earth first! We can mine the other planets later.)