1 janv. 1863 - Emancipation
Proclamation
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On January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln used his presidential power to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This proclamation stated that "all persons held as slaves within these said designat-ed States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be free," which essentially freed the slaves.
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