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Slave Census 1860

In slave census on July 11, 2009 at 7:38 am

These are the original results of the 1860 United States Census. They show the population of Free and Slave in each State and Territory in the United States. The table is from an original 1861 Harper’s Weekly newspaper. The table also shows the states with growing and decreasing populations since 1790. It also gives some detail on the impact on the House of Representatives in Congress, and makes reference to Slaves counting as 3/5 of a person. The newspaper includes the following article which accompanied this table.

via Slave Census.

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