Mingus Mountain on our top lists: # 1 34 on the list of Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (population 5,000+). # 2 38 on the list of Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+).
On Jan. 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared free all slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government. This Emancipation Proclamation actually freed few people. It did not apply to slaves in border states fighting on the Union side; nor did it affect slaves in southern areas already under Union control. Naturally, the states in rebellion did not act on Lincoln's order.
American presidents have a complicated history with slavery. Four of the first five presidents owned slaves while serving as president. Of the next five presidents, two owned slaves while president and two had owned slaves earlier in life. As late as 1850 an American president was the owner of a large number of slaves while serving in office.