Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
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( September 22, 2011 ) On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery. - This Day in History, History.com |
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