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jan 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation

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Executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln. While at the time having no real impact on the confederate slaves of the South, it officially changed the legal status of millions of African American slaves to free people.

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jan 1, 1863
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~ 163 years ago