(1863) The Emancipation Proclamation

On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln went into effect.  The Proclamation, written the previous September, declared free all enslaved people in the Confederate States (or portions of those states) who resided in territory still in rebellion against the United States.  From that … Continue reading (1863) The Emancipation Proclamation