The Emancipation Proclamation

The video discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, issued during the American Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln, which freed enslaved people in Confederate states. It highlights Kentucky's unique position as a neutral state with ties to both the North and South, and its strategic importance. Despite the Proclamation, Kentucky did not abolish slavery until 1976. The video concludes with reflections on the Proclamation's legacy and questions about Kentucky's delayed abolition of slavery.

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