Lincoln and the Emanciption

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American History

 

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Sarah W

 

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May 29, 2013

 

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It did not give freedom to slaves, or create a bigger hope for equality. Although the Emancipation Proclamation sounded like a realistic and impressive demand for the stop of slavery in the South, its function as a political declaration is clear in the language. Consider the beginning, which states, That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom...
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It is not until later on that Lincoln made it clear about the issues of human rights and freedoms for blacks, but instead seemed focused on the function of the military forces and more notably, he initially addressed the rebellion as one of the foremost elements. (1) What Lincoln did was free the slaves in Confederate territories where he could not free them and to leave them in slavery in Union-held territory where he could have freed them...
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