- Emancipation Proclamation (1863) | National Archives
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, announcing, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be free "
- Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia
The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, [2][3] was a presidential proclamation and executive order [4] issued by United States president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War
- Emancipation Proclamation | Definition, Date, Summary, Significance . . .
The Emancipation Proclamation is an edict issued by U S President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the enslaved people of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation - National Museum of American . . .
On September 22, 1862, five days after Union troops defeated Robert E Lee’s advance at the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln released the proclamation Lincoln viewed the Emancipation Proclamation as his proudest achievement and welcomed opportunities to have his accomplishment celebrated
- Emancipation Proclamation - Definition, Dates Summary | HISTORY
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged
- Emancipation Proclamation. - Library of Congress
Ending slavery was not a goal That changed on September 22, 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln issued his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that slaves in those states or parts of states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, would be free
- Emancipation Proclamation (1863) | Constitution Center
Although there was no consensus on the existence of such “war powers,” Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation on September 22, 1862, and then released a final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863
- The Emancipation Proclamation [ushistory. org]
The Proclamation itself freed very few slaves, but it was the death knell for slavery in the United States Eventually, the Emancipation Proclamation led to the proposal and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which formally abolished slavery throughout the land
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