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Influences on the Emancipation Proclamation
Different events that influenced the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Prior Influences
This exibit shows the influence of John C. Fremont to the Emancipation Proclamation.
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An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia
This document expresses that President Lincoln did have some interest in abolishing slavery. What made this emancipation effective is he established…
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862
This document shows how the Emancipation Proclamation progressed over time. It implies that President Lincoln had thought military emancipation…