jan 1, 1641 - Slavery is Legalized

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Here, National Geographic (4) reports how this major event happened, "The Massachusetts Body of Liberties, the first legal code established by European colonists in the New England, legalizes slavery," (National Geographic 1). With this executive action, slavery became official, and it was one step farther away from being abolished.

(4) National Geographic is part of the National Geographic Society, which has continued to publish it's magazine since 1888.

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