What Actually Happened When Slaves Were Freed

15/11/2020 13 min
What Actually Happened When Slaves Were Freed

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Episode Synopsis

American schoolchildren are taught that the slaves in Confederate states were freed when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. However, while that may be true in a technical sense, the reality of actually freeing those slaves was far more complicated. This episode delves into the complexities and the real events that unfolded following the Emancipation Proclamation.

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