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The Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment What is the Emancipation Proclamation? On the momentous day of Jan 1 1863 President Abraham Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation. This Proclamation stated that all slaves in Rebel territory were free men and emphasized the enlisting of African Americans in the army. The Proclamation was a thunderbolt to the South which sent shockwaves in many ways, which will decisively be discussed on this page. The Positive Effects in the North: The Emancipation Proclamation had both psychological and palpable affects upon the Federals. First off...
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