The Civil War was a confusing time for enslaved people in Kentucky. Because the state remained loyal to the Union, the Emancipation Proclamation did not apply and slavery remained legal. And yet when tens of thousands of enslaved Kentuckians joined the Union Army, both the soldiers and their family members were considered free.
Episode Ten: My Old Kentucky Home
Episode Nine: Facing the Past
Episode Eight: Zebulon Ward
Episode Seven: Henrietta Wood
Episode Six: Lost Cause
Episode Five: Aftermath
Episode Three: Recovering History
Episode Two: Sold Down the River
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