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To: Tublecane
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"Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all the slaves in the United States? Many people think it did, but the Emancipation Proclamation did not free all the slaves in the United States and here is why. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't actually free any slaves because it related only to areas under the control of the Confederacy. The South broke away from the North, and President Lincoln couldn't make slave owners living in the Confederate states of America obey the Emancipation Proclamation. After the Civil War ended and the South became part of the United States again, the South had to obey Lincoln. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't include slaves in the border states and in some southern areas under the North's control, such as Tennessee and parts of Virginia and Louisiana. Although no slaves were actually freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it did lead to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The 13th Amendment became a law on December 18, 1865, and ended slavery in all parts of the United States."

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132 posted on 01/19/2011 4:15:48 PM PST by ReverendJames (Only A Lawyer, A Painter, A Politician And The Media Can Change Black To White)
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To: ReverendJames

“the Emancipation Proclamation did not free all the slaves in the United States”

Obviously, since it didn’t apply to the border states.

“The Emancipation Proclamation didn’t actually free any slaves”

Yes it did.

“because it related only to areas under the control of the Confederacy”

No, it referred to states where people were now in rebellion. As you may have heard, the U.S. government was then at war with said states, and was in the process of retaking control of them. As they conquered, they freed. That’s how it worked.

“The South broke away from the North, and President Lincoln couldn’t make slave owners living in the Confederate states of America obey the Emancipation Proclamation.”

Yes, he could. He used his army.

“After the Civil War ended and the South became part of the United States again, the South had to obey Lincoln.”

By that time, of course, the EP no longer applied. The 13th amendment was needed to ensure slaves stayed free, as indicated in the quote.

“Although no slaves were actually freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863”

This claim is repeated, though I didn’t see it supported anywhere in that rambling and disjointed paragraph.


150 posted on 01/19/2011 5:36:49 PM PST by Tublecane
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