Topic: The Emancipation Proclamation did not cover Lafayette, Louisiana.
Anonymous A started this discussion 2 years ago #115,946
Slavery was still legal in the city, by both Union and Confederate law.The proclamation did not free all slaves, just those in rebel-controlled areas. That was all of the confederacy, except that small bit of Louisiana (seen in blue).
The blue areas to the north stayed loyal to the union, and were not subject to the proclamation.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #1,281,069
It was actually the 13th amendment which abolished slavery, not the emancipation proclamation.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 4 minutes later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,071
@previous (B)
The emancipation proclamation freed all the slaves in the confederacy, except for a very small area in Louisiana.
The 13th amendment freed the rest of the slaves later.
The emancipation proclamation freed all the slaves in the confederacy, except for a very small area in Louisiana.
The 13th amendment freed the rest of the slaves later.
Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 4 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,072
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,073
@previous (B)
It was more than that, slaves could flee and have their legal freedom if they made it to union controlled territory.
This wouldn't apply to those with the misfortune of living in Lafayette, Louisiana.
It was more than that, slaves could flee and have their legal freedom if they made it to union controlled territory.
This wouldn't apply to those with the misfortune of living in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 3 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,077
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 13 seconds later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,078
@1,281,073 (A)That sucks. I know a guy from there who, to this very day, makes fun of black people using Confederate-era stereotypes. "massa", "feets don't fail me now", and so on. I had no idea that the roots of this went so far back in yet another way. Lafayette, Louisiana sounds like a real shithole and so does the guy I know from there.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 4 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,087
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@1,281,078 (C)
Given the unique history, that does not surprise me. The trauma for african american families would likely be compounded as they saw this right granted to everyone around them, while they were uniquely kept in bondage.
Given the unique history, that does not surprise me. The trauma for african american families would likely be compounded as they saw this right granted to everyone around them, while they were uniquely kept in bondage.
Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 12 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,176
@1,281,087 (A)
Those laws were primarily border states to slave states. The majority of free states automatically freed slaves when they stepped foot into their territory
Those laws were primarily border states to slave states. The majority of free states automatically freed slaves when they stepped foot into their territory
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 5 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,197
obsession
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Anonymous E replied with this 2 years ago, 4 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,281,210
@previous (D)
> step 2: play dumb.
Yes, you are.
> Step 3: why am I mad?
Yes, why are you?
> step 2: play dumb.
Yes, you are.
> Step 3: why am I mad?
Yes, why are you?
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Abolish the electoral college