The Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

The Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

In 1863, at the beginning of the third year of the Civil War Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which declared all slaves within the rebellious states to be free.

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Featured Documents. "The Emancipation Proclamation." 1863. (21 Feb 2006). Created by Gary Keith and Mike Frost.