Posted by cs on June 19, 2026, 7:23 am, in reply to "Happy Juneteenth "
the 13th amendment abolished slavery December 6, 1865...not the emancipation proclamation.
new jersey didnt abolish it until 1866:
New Jersey became the final state to pass a state-level legislative ban on slavery, having initially rejected the 13th Amendment
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