Abraham Lincoln: The Emancipation Proclamation (799 words, 2 pages)
Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit "That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a ...
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