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To: knighthawk
Hey Fredo, the Emancipation Proclamation, 1-1-1863 was the day slavery was ended in the US.
5 posted on 06/17/2020 11:20:16 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

It was issued on September 22, 1862.


13 posted on 06/17/2020 11:24:06 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Free the TVs!)
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To: ealgeone

That’s the date slavery ended in the Confederacy. Slavery did not end in the border states that did not succeed until much later.


15 posted on 06/17/2020 11:25:39 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: ealgeone
Hey Fredo, the Emancipation Proclamation, 1-1-1863 was the day slavery was ended in the US.


"Forget it. He's on a roll."

21 posted on 06/17/2020 11:28:33 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: ealgeone
Hey Fredo, the Emancipation Proclamation, 1-1-1863 was the day slavery was ended in the US.

change New Years to reflect this. Juneteenth is a Texas holiday

30 posted on 06/17/2020 11:38:20 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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