September 22, 1862 – Motivated by his growing concern for the inhumanity of slavery as well as practical political concerns, President Abraham Lincoln changes the course of the war and American history by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. Announced a week after the nominal Union victory at the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), this measure did not technically free any slaves, but it redefined the Union’s war aim from reunification to the abolition of slavery. The proclamation announced that all slaves in territory that was still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, would be free. Lincoln used vacated congressional seats to determine the areas still in rebellion, as some parts of the South had already been recaptured and representatives returned to Congress under Union supervision. Since it freed slaves only in Rebel areas that were beyond Union occupation, the Emancipation Proclamation really freed no one. But the measure was still one of the most important acts in American history, as it meant slavery would end when those areas were recaptured. In addition, the proclamation effectively sabotaged Confederate attempts to secure recognition by foreign governments, especially Great Britain. When reunification was the goal of the North, foreigners could view the Confederates as freedom fighters being held against their will by the Union. But after the Emancipation Proclamation, the Southern cause was now viewed as the defense of slavery. The proclamation was a shrewd maneuver by Lincoln to brand the Confederate States as a slave nation and render foreign aid impossible. The measure was met by a good deal of opposition, because many Northerners were unwilling to fight for the freedom of blacks. But it spelled the death knell for slavery, and it had the effect on British opinion that Lincoln had desired. Antislavery Britain could no longer recognize the Confederacy, and Union sentiment swelled in Britain. With this measure, Lincoln effectively isolated the Confederacy and killed the institution that was the root of sectional differences.

Tara Ross - This Day in History: The Civil War

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Winsome Sears: “God Bless America…

She’s come a long way from 1963 when my father came. Here I am - 2nd in command in the former capital of the Confederacy.

W…T…F?!

“Here’s your chance to help rename Army posts and Navy ships honoring the Confederacy”
https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/09/07/heres-your-chance-to-help-rename-army-posts-and-navy-ships-honoring-the-confederacy/

Yes I Am A III%er, and I'll be glad to explain the true meaning of this Group of Americans that still call themselves III%ers, the first thing to know about this Group is that it doesn't endorse #Trump or any Pollical Party or Figure, we support and defend the Constitution as written, and if you have not read the Federalist Papers, Anti- Federalist Papers, The Articles of Confederacy, The Northwest Ordinance, The Deceleration of Independence, The Constitution and Bill of Rights, you really can't call yourself an III%er.
See, if you have read these documents you would understand that by Constitutional Law the people are responsible for enforcing this law by means of the Militia of the several States, this is the reason that the Constitution starts with We The People, so if as a Group that's the main purpose is to protect the rights of the people as a whole by Constitutional Law, to endorse a political Party or Figure would be like the Army or the Navy doing the same thing, it's not right, oh don't get me wrong, we have Trump supporters in the Group, but that's not our purpose, our purpose is to restore our Constitutional Republic and ensure that the Bill of Rights is enforced for every American.
#Freedom #Militia #ConstitutionalLawEnforcement #AmericanLifesMatter

Happy Birthday! March 2, 1793 – Samuel Houston, the first president of the independent Republic of Texas, is born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. When Houston was 14, his father died and his mother moved her nine children to the frontier village of Maryville, Tennessee. After working for a time in the Maryville general store, Houston joined the army at the age of 20. There he attracted the admiring attention of his commanding general, Andrew Jackson, and established a distinguished record in the War of 1812. In 1818, intrigued by politics, Houston decided to abandon the military for the law. He completed an 18-month law course in six months. By the following year, he had become a district attorney in Nashville, where he could make important political connections. Five years later, he ran for Congress and won. The people of Tennessee reelected him for a second term and twice made him their governor. Houston’s personal life, however, suffered as his political fortunes soared. In 1829, his wife abandoned him. Despondent, he resigned the governorship and went to live with Cherokee Indians in Arkansas, serving for several years as their spokesman in Washington. Houston’s interest in the fate of the Arkansas Cherokee led him to make several trips to the neighboring Mexican State of Texas. He became intrigued by the growing Texan movement for political independence from Mexico and decided to make Texas his new home. In 1836, he signed the Texas declaration of independence. Because of his previous military experience, his fellow rebels chose him as commander-in-chief of the revolutionary Texas army. Although his first efforts as a military strategist were failures, Houston led the Texan army to a spectacular victory over superior Mexican forces at San Jacinto in April 1836. Celebrated as the liberator of Texas, Houston easily won election later that year as the first president of the Republic of Texas. He immediately let it be known that Texas would like to become part of the United States. However, American fears of war with Mexico and questions over the extension of slavery into the new territory interfered with annexation for a decade. Finally, the aggressively expansionist President James Polk pushed Congress to grant statehood to Texas in 1846. Again an American citizen, Houston served for 14 years as a U.S. senator, where he argued eloquently for Native American rights. The divisive issue of slavery finally derailed Houston’s political career. His antislavery beliefs were out of step with the dominant southern ideology of Texas, and he staunchly resisted those who argued for southern secession from the Union during the 1850s. Nonetheless, his enduring popularity won him the governorship in 1859. When Texas voted to break from the Union in 1861, Houston refused to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. The Texas legislature voted to remove Houston from office and replaced him with a pro-Confederacy governor. Disillusioned, Houston retired to his farm near Huntsville. He died two years later, in 1863, while the fratricidal war he had sought to avoid continued to tear his beloved state and nation apart.

> This quote came from the Czech Republic. Someone over there has it figured out. It was translated into English from an article in a Prague newspaper.
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> Too bad many Americans have not figured this out.
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> "The danger to America is not Joseph Biden, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency.
> It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of a Biden presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president.
> The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Biden, who is a mere symptom of what ails America.
> Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
> The Republic can survive a Biden, who is, after all, merely a fool.
> It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who made him their president."