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Potato asked in Arts & HumanitiesHistory · 8 years ago

What was the Emancipation Proclamation? Did it actually outlaw slavery?

What was the Emancipation Proclamation? Did it actually outlaw slavery?

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  • 8 years ago
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    Emancipation Proclomation was issued in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. It only took care of slavery in states that seceded from the Union. So, no, it didn't completely outlaw slavery.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    dude. just look it up!

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