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re: Abraham Lincoln radically changed the nature of the Civil War on this day 161 years ago
Posted on 9/22/23 at 2:58 pm to PrezCock
Posted on 9/22/23 at 2:58 pm to PrezCock
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Lincoln had no authority to free the slaves in the CSA. It was all just smoke and mirrors.
And yet slaves who wandered into Union lines in the aftermath of the Emancipation Proclamation were not returned to their owners.
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 3:09 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Nope, they were handed a gun and told turn around and go fight.
And yet slaves who wandered into Union lines in the aftermath of the Emancipation Proclamation were not returned to their owners.
Posted on 9/22/23 at 3:19 pm to RollTide1987
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And yet slaves who wandered into Union lines in the aftermath of the Emancipation Proclamation were not returned to their owners.
Which I'm sure was done for completely empathetic reasons. That isn't even the point that I would argue. The point I argue is that the Emancipation Proclamation was just window dressing. It did not do a damn thing, it did not free a single slave. It was a purely political stunt. If it wasn't, and it was done with the purest of intentions, well then Lincoln would have freed every slave. North, South, Border States. But, he didn't. He isn't the hero he is made out to be.
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