Thread: Juneteenth
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Old 06-20-2020, 01:43 AM   #2
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Yeah, Lincoln freed the slaves in confederate states January 1st, 1863, but not the slaves in Union states. They weren't freed until the state freed them or the 13th amendment was ratified in December of 1865, six months after Juneteenth.
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