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What Did the Emancipation Proclamation Do? • • FamilySearch Blog

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April 23, 2022 edited December 23, 2024 in Blog Comments EN

imageWhat Did the Emancipation Proclamation Do? • • FamilySearch Blog

The Emancipation Proclamation declared slavery illegal in all Confederate states, but were the slaves really freed? Learn more about its impact here.

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  • NethShelley
    NethShelley ✭
    April 23, 2022

    I have already, unfortunately, found a slave owning and slave trading 4th great granfather. Now how do I find the descendants of his slaves?

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