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To: iowamark

If I recall correctly, the Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves in the rebellious states, not in the Union . . .


6 posted on 02/13/2016 1:46:15 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: imardmd1

Correct. Slavery did not end nationwide until the 13th Amendment in 1865.


7 posted on 02/13/2016 2:16:49 AM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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