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June 19th, 1865

June 19th, 1865

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020Author molliececilPosted in African-AmericansLeave a Reply

Today is an important holiday. On this day in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Texas finally learned they were free. West Virginia broke away from the state of Virginia during the Civil War in a show of loyalty to the Union. However, many West Virginians (including numerous members of my family)…

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