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Wayne Scott Anderson's avatar

I learned nothing in school about the Emancipation Proclamation except it’s declaration to free the slaves.

I appreciate hearing the facts as the onion 🧅 🧅 🧅 is peeled pack for us.

Thank you for that. I do feel a clear sense that the war isn’t over, even a 150 years later... thus I cannot help but wonder 💭 💭 💭 what purposes God had, has, and next has planned for humanity...

- specifically to with this mountain 🏔️ ⛰️ 🏔️

- as well as the myriad of chasms that divide the body-of-Christ by significant historical facts including this, The Emancipation Proclamation.

Thank you again.

my Brother(👦🏿👦👦🏻👦🏼👦🏽👦🏾👦🏿)

in Christ.

,-w

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Ted E. Johnstone's avatar

THE EMACIPATION WAS A GREAT BREAKTHROUGH THAT STILL IS NOT FULLY EXPERIENCED IN WHITE LEANING AMERICA. WITHOUT IT WE WOULD BE VERY LESS AWARE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS SHARING..

BLESSINGS IN CHRIST

TED

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Sharon Winkler's avatar

I have never read the Emancipation Proclamation nor was I ever taught, or even read about, all of its exceptions. Interesting to note that I grew up in "liberal" Oregon.

Thank you for an enlightening article.

Sincerely,

Sharon Winkler

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Lisa blount's avatar

"Liberal" Oregon, was orignally settled as Oregon Territory, no blacks allowed. Even though blacks are allowed today, doesn't mean that we have ever been welcomed or thought to be worthy of teaching about. I grew up in Missouri which didn't do any better at teaching black history besides a few lines about slavery and Martin Luther King in the social studies book.

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