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Freedom's promiseHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The Thirteenth Amendment is one of the most important acts in the legal history of the United States. It is often said that the amendment abolished slavery. But its legacy is more complicated than that. The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery except as a form of punishment. Southerners seized on this loophole. They unjustly arrested thousands of Black people. Black convicts were forced to do...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J325.2609 HARTurner, Myra Faye
Summary: "In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people in Confederate States were legally free. But word traveled slowly during the Civil War. It wasn't until June 19, 1865--more than two months after the war ended--that the good news finally reached Galveston, Texas. From that moment forward, June 19 became a day to celebrate freedom--first in Texas and then across the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2024