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The Emancipation Proclamation (Excerpt)
In addition to abolishing slavery in the rebellious Confederate states on January 1, 1863, Lincoln's Proclamation announced that the Union Army and Navy would accept black men in their ranks. Nearly 200,000 African Americans joined Union forces by [...]
Tags: Emancipation
Item Type: Government Document
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)