> now we all know that in OTL Virginia came within a few votes of
> emancipation in the early 1830's but Nat Turner's rebellion pushed the
> pro-slavery forces over the top. So lets remove Nat Turner's rebellion
> from the equation and make the pro-slavery forces less
> defensive/paranoid. What would have happened if Virginia went free in
> the 1830's and the rest of the upper south followed suit in the 1830's
> and 1840's?
