Happy Abolition Day Everyone!!!
Certainly a day worth celebrating.
2006-12-18 10:29:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Tru that Doc8....
Which is probably why we are facing some of the contentious race issues we have today.
I wouldn't blame Lincoln; I place that failure of the Southern politicians of that day who resisted tooth and nail reform and fair treatment of blacks in America.
2006-12-18 11:12:48 · update #1
Slavery was abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
2006-12-18 11:18:36 · update #2
The 13th amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Thirty-eighth Congress, on the 31st day of January, 1865, and was declared, in a proclamation of the Secretary of State, dated the 18th of December, 1865, to have been ratified by the legislatures of twenty-seven of the thirty-six States.
2006-12-18 11:21:43 · update #3
Hooray! Happy Abolition Day to you too!
2006-12-18 10:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a little information on that subject.
I'm sure you are talking about the emancipation proclamation which (I believe) was signed about a 141 years ago however, slavery was not abolished because of that fact.
Truth is: Some African Americans were not allowed to be free for many years after the proclamation.
There are plenty of people that would disagree with your statement, I'm sure one would be Dr. King. Others would include Blacks that have been killed on American streets because of color.
Slavery has been abolished, that is true but, it wasn't abolished 141 years ago... A paper was signed which, did not free the slaves! There are more significant dates to celebrate than an over rated, under-published, political move that really didn't free most slaves for another 20 years!
2006-12-18 18:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by ggraves1724 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Down here in Texas we celebrate June 19th as the day in 1865 it was proclaimed abolished by a Union General in Galveston.
Happy Juneteenth too.
2006-12-18 19:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by planksheer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. No provision was made to care for all the free slaves who lost their homes and employment. That was another of Lincoln's failures.
2006-12-18 19:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thanks to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil war and American citizens....So Happy yappy birthday from all of us to you we wish you a happy birthday
so we can party too. Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-18 18:37:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will believe it when I see it. I'm chain to my desk as I speak,
2006-12-18 19:03:31 · answer #6 · answered by Don't cha baby don't cha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I did not. Thanx for telling me that. Cool!
2006-12-18 18:31:45 · answer #7 · answered by Starwarsrocks! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know that. That is worth celebrating.
2006-12-18 20:26:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree!
Thanks for the info - I will look it up.
2006-12-18 18:36:54 · answer #9 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I know and black people still wont let that sh it go 141 years, everyone knows slavery is wrong but not many people alive were involved in it
2006-12-18 18:32:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋