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  1. Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia

    The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was Abraham Lincoln's declaration that all slaves would be permanently freed in all areas of the Confederacy that were still in rebellion on January 1, 1863.

     
  2. Emancipation Proclamation | Definition, Date, Summary, …

  3. The Emancipation Proclamation | National Archives

    Jan 28, 2022 · President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the …

  4. Emancipation Proclamation (1863) | National Archives

    May 10, 2022 · President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, announcing the freedom of enslaved people in the rebellious states. Learn about the context, impact, and text of this milestone document of …

  5. Transcript of the Proclamation - National Archives

  6. Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation - Library of Congress

  7. The Emancipation Proclamation: Striking a Mighty …

    The year 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most important documents in the nation’s history, the Emancipation Proclamation. The Executive Order issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War provided …

  8. 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.

  9. Final Emancipation Proclamation - Teaching American …

    Jun 3, 2024 · Now, therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief, of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against authority and …