once somerset gets to london, he says i don't want to be a slave anymore.of free blacks in london. he runs away. his master, james stewart, grabs somerset and brings him back. charles stewart. his master charles stewart grabs somerset, brings him back, and has him chained in a ship to send him to barbados to be sold. abolitionists get rid of habeas corpus, bring the case before lord mansfield, and lord mansfield says that slavery cannot exist by common law, it can only exist by statutory or what he calls positive law. and since there's no statute creating slavery in england it is against the law to hold someone as a slave against his will. that's 1772. many scholars, and i'm one of them, believe that one of the reasons for the american revolution was that southerners did not want to be tied to an england where there was a legal precedent that said slavery couldn't exist except by positive law and where if they brought their slaves to england they could lose their slaves. somerset scares southern masters because it's really saying slavery is immoral. it's le

somerset scares southern masters, because it's really saying that slavery is immoral. it's legal in all the american colonies, but not the mother country. that's the first step. the second step in 1807 england bans the slave trade to all of its colonies. few months later in january 1st, 1808, we do the same thing. that ends new slaves coming in to the caribbean, but it doesn't end slavery in the caribbean. then in the 1830s, england passes a law to end all slavery in the caribbean, paying masters a small sum for every slave, having some apprenticeship programs to ease the transition from slavery to freedom and by 1837, there's no slavery in the british western hemisphere. >> do you have any idea the numbers that were in the caribbean under the british empire? >> you know, this is something where i wish you would ask me before we went on camera. i would have looked it up. but it's probably 3 or 4 million slaves. >> so, many more than original in the u.s.? >> that's right. that's right. now here is the difference. in england, the basis of the empire is england. it's grea

somerset scares southern masters because it's saying slavery is immoral.legal in all the american colonies but not in the mother country. that's the first step. second step is in 1807 england bans the slave trade to all of its colonies. in 1808 we do the same thing. that end new slaves coming in to the caribbean, but you want doesn't end slavery in the caribbean. then in the 1830s, england pass as law to end all slavery in the caribbean, paying masters a small sum for every slave, having some apprenticeship programs to ease the transition from slavery to freedom, and by 1837 there's no slavery in the british western hemisphere. >> do you have any idea the numbers that were in the caribbean, under the british empire? >> you know, this is something where i wish you asked me before i went on cam remarks i would have looked it up. but it's probably 3 or 4 million slaves. >> many more than originally in the u.s.? >> that's right. that's right. here's the difference. in england the basis of the empire is englarngsd itnd it's britain, it's the united kingdom not

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nothing here with another break-in and somerset. the pictures of the one to pepper the sites is minced snaps a lurking near home. third suspect approaching in montclair home last week moment before kicking the door in. >>> things to the list neighbors knew before police did linty still a car from the elementary a child who is inside the car jumped out before that the drove away. >>> oakland police say the community's involvement is driving a drop in our galleries we have seen a decrease in those areas. third this empowerment is giving away to fatigue. and no one wants to live like this number wants to live like this. >>> yeltsin upcoming police academy will put more officers on streets in the hills but that will take time. >>> are returning in the meantime to make citizens feel safe? kristen there's cbs five. the bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives is looking at last week's fire that shut down trend of service for most of the day the city ask for help in investigating the fire that started with add red star senior apar

does a super man move, somerset, watch how wild everybody goes. >> he flew over the ball. and made it to home. >> and then pick up home plate. >> you kind vf to do something spectacular like that. >> what do you mean? >> you're playing kick ball! >> dude, dude, dude. this is not like backyard kickball. this is like a serious league here. >> he's not playing nfl football, or nba basketball. he's playing kickball. >> 5-4 victory for the new york shower hammers. now ricky has a website where you can buy t-shirts. part of proceeds from these t-shirts goes to the u.s. military endowment. these are pretty cool but not as cool as ricky's move, that's for sure. >>> the miami dolphins cheerleaders got down to the hit song. and now it's time for some hot men. >> yes! >> and it wouldn't and countdown without -- >> an ingenious and heartwarming animal rescue. >> it brought me to tears. see the happy ending -- next. >>> welcome back to the countdown, everybody. we're at our number three video of the day. it is a hit song and some good looking guys for you ladies out there -- finally. >

. >>> here we have another break- in on somerset's the pictures of the wanted pepper the site this manlurking near home then there is surveillance video like this the suspect approaching in montclair home last week moments before kicking the door in. thanks to the list neighbors knew before police did when a deep skillet car from this elementary school a child who was inside the car jumped out to before that these drove away. police say the communities in paul and his driving a drop in burglaries'. especially the montclair area. and we have to go this success to the community. but the committee can only do so much. there's only one officer assigned to investigate burglaries' in the oakland police department and residents say in parliament is giving giving way to teach we have a lot of responsibility on our shoulders but nobody wants to live like this. they open up coming police academy will put more officers on the streets without a daytime fifth. >>> cps 5. >>> usenet the bureau by alcohol tobacco and firearms is looking at last week's fire that shut down trans bay bart services was s

. >> we're here to visit our daughter and son-in-law who live in somerset. >> what have you been eatingcakes. >> sandwiches. >> and somebody is actually celebrating her 10th birthday here today so along with the queen we're going to say happy, happy birthday to you. are you enjoying your day? >> yeah. >> good. the food here, an important shop. if you have never been to london you will know 1731, the son of the original william fortnem. they have been feeding the royal family ever since. their scotch eggs which they say they created in 1738 being sold here today. it certainly was one of queen victoria's favorite foods and she, of course, was the last to hold an event for a diamond jubilee. this queen, queen elizabeth ii, the second longest reigning queen ever in british history. i'm becky anderson here in london. we'll be back over the next couple of hours for what is the queen's diamond jubilee celebrations. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthop