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Re: "Slavery in Kentucky only ended with the 13th amendment."

I did not know that.

That certainly takes ALL the sparkle off the "Juneteenth" legend.

Thanks.

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Juneteenth is a meaningful date for Galveston, Texas. Hyping it into a bigger national deal is a stretch.

Yes, slavery was abolished in Kentucky only by the 13th amendment. I think Delaware waited that long as well, but there were so few slaves in Delaware by the time of the war that Delaware is an afterthought. Now that I'm thinking of it, I need to go look up Missouri and Maryland as well. I think they acted sooner but I need to confirm that. In any event, four slave states fought for the Union and were not affected by the Emancipation Proclamation because they were not in rebellion.