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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Jun \ parent \ on: Juneteenth is the most libertarian holiday Politics_And_Law
The Emancipation Proclamation didn't apply to the territory controlled by the Union, though. It was mostly a military tactic, as I understand it.
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86 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 20 Jun
that's right
Slave states that did not secede or rebel did not have to comply with the proclamation
I believe there were 4 such states
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71 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Jun
Even if we count it, three years is crazy fast for such a change in the social order. Think about how many parents thought for sure they'd have their kids sold off and that they'd all die enslaved, but then got to live out relatively normal lives. It's crazy to think about.
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