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Born: September 24, 1893

Died: December 19, 1929

He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s in Texas and has been called the "Father of the Texas Blues".

Blind Lemon Jefferson was an American blues and gospel singer, songwriter, and musician. His best known songs are “Black Snake Moan”, “Matchbox Blue” and “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”.  He is one of the earliest black folk-blues singers to achieve popular success.

Though he is thought to be born blind, several of his songs indicate that he lost his sight in childhood. He earned money as a novelty wrestler in 1912.  He worked in the streets and in brothels, saloons, and parties in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Virginia.

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Around half a million slaves freed themselves after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

There was about 250,000 slaves in Texas in 1865.

Slaves in Texas were declared free on June 19, 1865 which is two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

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This Is Why Juneteenth Is Important for America

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Born: June 8, 1814

Died: April 12, 1864

Green was clerk of the Texas Supreme Court until the outbreak of the Civil War. After the Civil War started, he became a Confederate Calvary Leader.

He was an American soldier and lawyer. He was a clerk of the Texas Supreme Court before the Civil War, where Green was elected Colonel of the Fifth Texas Volunteer Calvary.

He was originally at a “desk job”. He participated in several skirmishes against natives and accompanied General Alexander Somerville to Mexico in the ill-fated Somerville Expedition.

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In the North, they had a larger population and more railroads for transportation. They were under the leadership of President Abraham Lincoln. The North believed that slavery should be ended and that tariffs were good.

In the South, they had a smaller population and had few railroads for transportation. They were under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee. The South believed that slavery was keeping their economy alive and that tariffs were unfair.

They both were fighting for what they believed in. They both agree that the war was started because of slavery.

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In Presidential Reconstruction, they didn't want to punish the South. They wanted to unite the country as soon as possible. The President wanted to pardon all of the white Southerners, except for Confederate leaders and wealthy planters. Presidential Reconstruction was much more lenient on the southerners than Congressional Reconstruction.

In Congressional Reconstruction, they were much more harsh on the Southerners. It was also referred to as Radical Reconstruction. They passed the 13th and 14th Amendment. They ended the Freedmen's Bureau.

They both wanted to end slavery in the Southern States.They wanted to unite the country. They both made Southern States ban slavery and declare seceding illegal.

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and it protected the rights of newly freed people.

The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States”

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There is an estimated 680,000 to 800,000 total casualties during the Civil War.

It was deadlier for Americans than the American revolution, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam combined.

Abraham Lincoln said in his inaugural address, "One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves."

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The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20