In March 1865 , the almost unimaginable occurred. Union troops criss-crossed the deep south freeing slaves by the thousands from plantations in the South. Soldiers would ride up to plantations, demand that all slaves be assembled, and then pronounce they were "free"! This happened throughout the Confederacy.
Remember there were 4 million slaves at the height of this disgusting way of life in the South. The freeing of slaves was a major step in blacks struggle for equality , which still goes on today...
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