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19h 58min, sep 22, 1862 y - Emancipation Proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate States if the States did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. In addition, under this proclamation, freedom would only come to the slaves if the Union won the war.

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19h 58min, sep 22, 1862 y
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~ 163 years ago

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