10h 41min, sep 22, 1862 y - Emancipation Proclamation
Description:
Lincoln claimed free to slavery, but slaves in border states weren’t freed. Only very few slaves were actually freed. Lincoln stepped forward to abolish Slavery
Outcome: Few slaves were actually freed – no immediate effect because Confederate States did not act on Lincoln’s order
Significance:
Lincoln’s proclamation would be the Federal Government’s 1st official step toward the abolition of human slavery
Added to timeline:
Civil War
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