Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation stated that all slaves in the states still in rebellion against the Union after January 1, 1863 would be free.
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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation stated that all slaves in the states still in rebellion against the Union after January 1, 1863 would be free.
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anonymous · Answer

@Ashleyisakitty @AbbyYbba

compassionate · Answer

Soon after the Union victory at Antietam, he issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."

ashleyisakitty · Answer

^in other words, true.

compassionate · Answer

I can't make it that easy for her, now.