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President Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in rebel states.

Emancipation Proclamation Links

Archived copy - the National Archives & Records administration
The Emancipation Proclamation - The proclamation verbatim

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