What marked the end of US slavery, and how was its ending conducted in practice?

by MrOaiki

It’s the end of the civil war, and the north won. Slavery in the southern states is now deemed illegal. So all slaves are to be freed. Now what? Did the slave owners receive official letters explains the situation? Did all of them comply? What happened if they didn’t? And how were the now former slaves informed about their rights as free men and women?

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