The Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
"The Emancipation Proclamation" by Abraham Lincoln is a presidential proclamation issued on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. This executive order changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in Confederate states from enslaved to free. The Proclamation transformed the Civil War from a struggle to preserve the Union into a fight to end slavery, energizing abolitionists while outraging Southern sympathizers and reshaping the nation's future.
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| Author | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Emancipation Proclamation |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 31.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865) |
| Subject | United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 22082 |
| Release Date | Jul 16, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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