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Emancipation Proclamation


(1863) declaration by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War that freed all people held as slaves in most rebellious states.
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Emancipation Proclamation


An order by President Lincoln that took effect in 1863, during the Civil War, which ended slavery in the confederate states.
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Emancipation Proclamation


As a war measure, Lincoln signed this proclamation into law on January 1, 1863. The proclamation freed slaves only in those areas controlled by the Confederacy. However, it did authorize the formation [..]
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Emancipation Proclamation


President Lincoln's speech that freed the slaves in the land controlled by the North given on September 22, 1863.
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Emancipation Proclamation


Emancipation proclamation refers to the executive order of the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that proclaimed slaves in all the U.S. confederate states free. The proclamation was issued on January 1, [..]
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