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Stardust Mirror

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26. The 1772 Somerset Decision may have been partial motivation for the American Revolution

Reply to Ziggysmom (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:10 PM

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The Somerset decision, from the 1772 Somerset v. Stewart case in England, was a landmark ruling by Lord Mansfield that declared chattel slavery was not supported by English common law, preventing an enslaver from forcibly removing an enslaved man, James Somerset, from England.

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