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Emancipation Proclamation

executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves

Details

Instance of: United States executive order, presidential proclamation
Date: 22 September 1862
Inception: 22 September 1862
Publication date: 1 January 1863
Author: Abraham Lincoln
Main subject: slavery in the United States
described by source: New International Encyclopedia, The New Student's Reference Work
first line: ⁠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.
language of work or name: English
last line: ⁠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.
title: Proclamation 95—Regarding the Status of Slaves in States Engaged in Rebellion Against the United States