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Emancipation Proclamation
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Emancipation Proclamation
A proclamation, announced by President of the United States U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, and going into effect on January 1, 1863; that all slaves in areas in rebellion (i.e. under Confederate control) would be free. en Historical events en Slavery en American Civil War