93.7 WBLK Radio -- The People's Station » Slavery http://wblk.com The People's Station Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Today is Juneteenth — Have We Placed the Chains on Our Brain? [POLL] http://wblk.com/today-is-juneteenthhave-we-placed-the-chains-on-our-brain-poll/ http://wblk.com/today-is-juneteenthhave-we-placed-the-chains-on-our-brain-poll/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:49:56 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=84334 On this day in history, June 19, 1865, marks the day on which slaves in Texas first learned that slavery had been abolished. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been in effect since January 1, 1863, the news didn’t reach Texas until June 19, 1865.

So here we are in 2012, and even though I was not around (physically) during the 1800s, I can imagine how difficult it was for those who were stripped of all human dignity and forced to wear chains and shackles like animals.

]]> http://wblk.com/today-is-juneteenthhave-we-placed-the-chains-on-our-brain-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images NYS Slavery Ended Today 1799? http://wblk.com/nys-slavery-ended-today-1799/ http://wblk.com/nys-slavery-ended-today-1799/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:26:15 +0000 Todd Anderson http://wblk.com/?p=60301 I'm having a hard time getting my head around this!  It's a fact that Slavery "Officially" ended on this day in 1799...BUT....there's a little know addendum to that ruling.  The STATE OF NEW YORK became a "Free State"...meaning Slavery was over, banned, illegal, etc... as of 1799 with respect to the "STATE OF NEW YORK".... HOWEVER..... that only applied to any potential FUTURE SLAVES...and to "THE STATE"!  

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