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sarisataka

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8. Agreed

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 03:39 PM

Apr 2014

though his reasoning and knowledge of government documents is pathetic.

The Thirteenth Amendment is what actually freed the slaves.

The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the states in rebellion, leaving slavery legal in some states. Had the Proclamation been challenged it would likely have been struck down on Constitutional grounds.

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An amendment to the Constitution is part of upaloopa Apr 2014 #1

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Agreed sarisataka Apr 2014 #8

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True. BainsBane Apr 2014 #11

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