The Emancipation Proclamation
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Title
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
Files
Citation
President Abraham Lincoln, “The Emancipation Proclamation,” Omeka - Digital History at Ursinus, accessed April 22, 2026, https://omeka.ursinus.edu/items/show/1838.