Jan 1 1863, ~19 months into the bloody civil War Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Emancipation Proclamation.
January 31st 1865 13th Amendment passed, ratified on Dec 6th 1865.
April 15th 1865 Lincoln Assassinated.
June 19th 1865 Union Army frees slaves in TX.
Civil War start/end April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865.
So the Confederacy was forcing blacks to fight for them. And hence the Union would have been killing those in War it set to free.
Great strategy, Emancipation Proclamation. It probably made the South more desperate to win?
The 13th Amendment almost didn't get ratified. They thought if they killed one man, Lincoln, the Confederacy wins and slavery stays. As if only 1 person didn't believe in slavery?
There were only 36 States at the time and 27 approved it. What 9 ~initially didn't?
Oregon, California, Florida, Iowa, New Jersey, Delaware, Kentucky, and Mississippi, ~Texas.
When it comes to the 13th I believe transgressions against this supreme law are deserving of the legal death penalty. And that the scope of it should be applied to all forms of human trafficking.
© 2024 Thomas Paul Murphy
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