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Abraham Lincoln, The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. The Gilder Lehrman Collection.

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Issued January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was a carefully crafted document in which Lincoln, as commander in chief, implemented emancipation as a military act against the states in rebellion.

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