1790 First anti-slavery petitions are submitted to Congress. Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin. Georgia is the last state to ban the slave trade. 1799 New York outlaws slavery. Congress declares an end to the African slave trade.
Abolitionists begin colonizing freed slaves to Africa.
Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect. Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too. I know mine was. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.