sep 22, 1862 - Emancipation Proclamation
Description:
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 22, 1862
Now
~ 162 years ago