[barb-tex]

My point was that the EP did nothing for the slaves in the USA. the EP only affected the CSA.
barbra ann

[Non-Sequitur]

My point was that the EP did nothing for the slaves in the USA. the EP only affected the CSA.

Strictly speaking they were all in the U.S., but legally Lincoln could only free those slaves in areas under control of the Southern rebellion. The others had to wait for the 13th Amendment, which Lincoln also pushed through.