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Why was the institution of slavery a paradox in the United States?
People in the North refused to allow escaped enslaved people to live in the
states.
It went against the ideals of freedom on which the nation was founded.
Thouşupreme Court ruled that the institution of slavery was illegal.
Slavery had existed throughout the world for thousands of years

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hmm lets think

Explanation:In October 1705, Virginia passed a law stating that if a master happened to kill a slave who was undergoing “correction,” it was not a crime. Indeed, the act would be viewed as if it had never occured

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