Facts
URLhttps://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation
Sources
The Emancipation Proclamation, National Archives
IntroductionQuote, Introduction
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation Proclamation was limited in many ways.
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