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Old 06-20-2023, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os View Post
So many negative and disrespectful comments…Juneteenth marks the date when the last slaves were told they were free. Incidentally that was two years AFTER the emancipation proclamation!
True, but only 2 months after the end of the war. The Emancipation Proclamation was a great act, but meant absolutely nothing unless the North won the war