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To: Nachum

The Emancipation Proclamation was a tactic to cause a slave uprising in the south and border states, it did nothing to free the slaves in Union States. That took the 13th amendment.


4 posted on 11/20/2014 5:44:09 PM PST by LukeL
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To: LukeL

Yep, it only applied to states in rebellion. I’m sure Nancy knows that.


12 posted on 11/20/2014 5:46:08 PM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: LukeL

Yes, and it did not apply to the northern states, only those states who had already seceded. It was a paper tiger intended to inflame.

It worked.

Just as Obammie the Commie is hoping this will inflame some sort of insurrection that will allow him to crack down on US citizens.


16 posted on 11/20/2014 5:46:51 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: LukeL

Exactly, it was not an executive order. It was an act of war and it didn’t apply to union states that still had slavery.

During the revolutionary war the Dunmore proclamation was signed and was essentially the same thing.


18 posted on 11/20/2014 5:48:18 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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