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Definition of: Emancipation Proclamation

A proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring free all Negro slaves in the seceded States: reinforced by the 13th Amendment (1865), which freed the slaves in eight other States.

Most often used phrases:

lincoln s Emancipation Proclamation
preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
s Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation issued
Emancipation Proclamation freed
Emancipation Proclamation freeing
Emancipation Proclamation announced
january Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation made

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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