Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
Continue reading Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
Continue reading Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million enslaved in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery. Continue reading Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation