The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, [2][3] was a presidential proclamation and executive order [4] issued by United States president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, …

May 10, 2022 · President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, announcing, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and …

Jan 1, 2026 · The Emancipation Proclamation is an edict issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the enslaved people of the Confederate states during …

On December 25, 1862, Massachusetts historian George Livermore asked Senator Charles Sumner if he might procure the pen that Lincoln would use to sign the Final Emancipation …

Invoking presidential wartime powers, Abraham Lincoln decreed that all persons held in bondage within the Confederacy were free. The Emancipation Proclamation cracked open the institution …

Although there was no consensus on the existence of such “war powers,” Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation on September 22, 1862, and then released a final …

The president knew the proclamation was a temporary military measure and only Congress could remove slavery permanently, but had the satisfaction of seeing the 13th Amendment, which …

Oct 29, 2009 · On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in …

A Proclamation. Whereas, on the twentysecond day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the …

Almighty God Executed and published by F.S. Butler, 1864. Abraham Lincoln Printed by L. Nagel. Entered according to Act of Congress, the year 1864, by F.S. Butler, in the Clerks Office of the …