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Emancipation Proclamation (Q391358)

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Executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed Southern slaves
  • The Emancipation Proclamation
  • Proclamation 95
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    Emancipation Proclamation
    Executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed Southern slaves
    • The Emancipation Proclamation
    • Proclamation 95

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    22 September 1862Gregorian
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    Proclamation 95—Regarding the Status of Slaves in States Engaged in Rebellion Against the United States (English)
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    1 January 1863Gregorian
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    ⁠I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States, and each of the States, and the people thereof, in which States that relation is, or may be, suspended or disturbed. (English)
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    ⁠And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God. (English)
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    Emancipation Proclamation
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