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Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia
5 Dec 2025 at 5:02pm
The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, [2][3] was a presidential proclamation and executive order [4] issued by United States president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.

Emancipation Proclamation (1863) | National Archives
21 Nov 2025 at 4:43pm
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."

Emancipation Proclamation | Definition, Date, Summary, Significance ...
6 Dec 2025 at 4:15am
The Emancipation Proclamation is an edict issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the enslaved people of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.

Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation - National Museum of American ...
5 Dec 2025 at 3:22pm
On September 22, 1862, five days after Union troops defeated Robert E. Lee?s advance at the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln released the proclamation. Lincoln viewed the Emancipation Proclamation as his proudest achievement and welcomed opportunities to have his accomplishment celebrated.

Emancipation Proclamation - Definition, Dates & Summary | HISTORY
6 Dec 2025 at 12:48am
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged...

Emancipation Proclamation. - Library of Congress
3 Sep 2025 at 3:44am
Ending slavery was not a goal. That changed on September 22, 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln issued his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that slaves in those states or parts of states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, would be free.

Emancipation Proclamation, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH
5 Dec 2025 at 11:05am
The Emancipation Proclamation was a proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that declared all ?all persons held as slaves? in the states that were in rebellion against the United States were ?henceforward?free.?

Emancipation Proclamation (1863) | Constitution Center
25 Nov 2025 at 7:06am
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.

Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 - lva.virginia.gov
6 Dec 2025 at 12:19am
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on the first day of 1863, declaring all enslaved people in rebel states to be free.

The Emancipation Proclamation [ushistory.org]
6 Dec 2025 at 4:08am
The Proclamation itself freed very few slaves, but it was the death knell for slavery in the United States. Eventually, the Emancipation Proclamation led to the proposal and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which formally abolished slavery throughout the land.



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