[southernsunshine]

The task of complete emancipation of blacks nationwide was undertaken and achieved through the 13th Amendment.

If the slaves were free, why the need for an Amendment?

There is no revisionism at play here. Why persist in such nit-pickery?

That the 13th Amendment freed the slaves, not Lincoln's war Procolmation, is history as it is.

[Tublecane]

“That the 13th Amendment freed the slaves, not Lincoln’s war Procolmation, is history as it is.”

Let’s come at this from the other side. If the EP didn’t free any slaves, what did it do? Outlaw square dancing? Declare war on Russia? Legalize man-dog marriage?