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jan 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation

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Abraham Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation and made slavery illegal. It declared all people held as slaves were now free. The rebellion states did not listen to Lincoln's order.

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jan 1, 1863
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~ 163 years ago

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