The Emancipation Proclamation
subject: The freeing of slaves within rebellious states
description: 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 rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
creator: President Abraham Lincoln
source: https://www.archives.gov
publisher: President Abraham Lincoln
date: January 1, 1863