8h 18min, apr 2, 1820 y - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
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On September 22, the president announced that slaves in areas still in rebellion within 100 days would be free. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation, which declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebel states “are, and henceforward shall be free.”Added to timeline:
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8h 18min, apr 2, 1820 y
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~ 205 years ago