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jan 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation

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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that all slaves must be freed. This was not only a moral decision but a strategic one as escaped slaves had been joining northern armies and it changed the war from one of preservation to one of human freedom.

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jan 1, 1863
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~ 163 years ago

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