Emancipation Proclamation Takes Effect

Name: Emancipation Proclamation Takes Effect
Start: 1863-01-01
Location: United States

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate-held territory.

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Date: January 1, 1863
President: Abraham Lincoln
Category: Domestic Policy
Era: Civil War Era

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