Emancipation Proclamation
1863: Emancipation Proclamation
By admin - Posted on April 17th, 2007
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." » read more »
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