A commercial convention calls for the African slave trade to be reopened

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In 1859 the Southern Commercial Convention in Vicksburg called for a resolution to repeal all state and federal regulations banning the slave trade. The slave trade had been banned by Congress in 1808.

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10926 A commercial convention calls for the African slave trade to be reopened 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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