Emancipation Proclamation
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Wars, Battles, Slavery, Slaves, Human Rights, American Civil War
- Curriculum: African American History, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: January 1, 1863
Article abstract: In an effort to preserve the Union, President Lincoln declares all slaves in rebel states to be free.
Summary of Event
The cabinet met at noon on September 22, 1862. President Abraham Lincoln sought to put the members at ease by reading to them from a book of humorous stories, but soon he came to the business at hand. The president announced that he intended to issue that day an emancipation proclamation. Lincoln stated that, since he had consulted the cabinet on the subject before, he desired no comments from them on this occasion....
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