"New Jersey was the last of the Northern states to abolish slavery completely. The last 16 slaves in New Jersey were freed in 1865 by the Thirteenth Amendment.[2]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_New_Jersey
little known fact that NJ wanted to be part of the confederacy but was screwed outta it by being surrounded by the union
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_New_Jersey
little known fact that NJ wanted to be part of the confederacy but was screwed outta it by being surrounded by the union