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U.S.
Thursday Jan 1, 1863
Abraham Lincoln
Effective Emancipation Proclamation
U.S.
Thursday Jan 1, 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on September 22, 1862 and effective January 1, 1863, affirmed the freedom of slaves in 10 states not then under Union control, with exemptions specified for areas under such control.

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U.S.
Thursday Jan 1, 1863
Frederick Douglass
Emancipation Proclamation
U.S.
Thursday Jan 1, 1863
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which took effect on January 1, 1863, declared the freedom of all slaves in Confederate-held territory.

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