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Not strange at all. Those counties, along with St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans parishes, had been liberated from the confederate forces. Since they were no longer in rebellion then the federal government couldn't legally end slavery there.

That is "f***ed up several kinds of ways. So basically the statement is still true, that slavery existed longer in the Union than it did in the Confederacy.

Kinda blows a big hole in "the War was fought over slavery" narrative. As i've said before, it was fought so Washington D.C. could maintain economic control over the South's money and trade.

That is "f***ed up several kinds of ways. So basically the statement is still true, that slavery existed longer in the Union than it did in the Confederacy.

Since the Confederacy was never really an independent, sovereign nation then your statement is basically correct.

Kinda blows a big hole in "the War was fought over slavery" narrative.

Depends on which side you're referring to. For the North, it was not over slavery. For the South, it was.

As i've said before, it was fought so Washington D.C. could maintain economic control over the South's money and trade.

So you keep saying. I'm mildly surprised that you haven't hauled out that tariff collection picture of yours.