Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 05, 2014
August 04, 2014
August 06, 2014
Transcript:
Nate Harris: Good morning, Sammy, Josh! Sammy: Hello, Nate. Josh: Good morning, neighbor! Nate Harris: Sammy, what are you still toiling for this ol' tyrant for? Haven't you heard about abolition? Sammy: Not in Virginia, sir. Nate: Virginia?! Sammy, you poor devil, this isn't Virginia-- it's Massachusetts, a free state! Sammy: What? Josh: Oh, Nate.. Nate: Oh... Did I let the cat out of... Sammy: You told me this was Virginia! Josh: Sammy, I can explain.
@AKHendersonThe courts of Massachusetts ruled that slavery violated the Commonwealth’s 1780 Constitution which declared “all men are created equal.”