It was one of the first times that blacks and whites came together under the slavery issue.

However, the party was permanently divided over the slavery issue.

The state Democratic party had been going though a period of internal problems over the slavery issue.

During this time, the country was on the brink of war over the slavery issue.

The eastern half of the state saw much debate over the slavery issue.

More specifically, they did not want him to analyze the current slavery issues or to shape the future for black people.

The slavery issue came to a head with the Compromise of 1850.

In Virginia during the fall of 2010, a conference took place that addressed the slavery issue.

Also, Washington did not want to risk splitting the new nation apart over the slavery issue.

The first test for the South over the slavery issue began during the final congressional session of 1835.