U.S. History: Provide a statement explaining the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and why you believe it was a significant moment in U.S. history. No sources needed.
The president Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation on January 1863, as the nation approached its 3rd year of civil war.
The emancipation proclamation freed all slaves who were imprisoned, the proclamation declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states shall be free.
The proclamation influenced morality in American history and gave the space to participate in country’s interests rather than ethnic interests. Although the emancipation proclamation did not immediately free a single slave, it fundamentally transformed the character of war and contemporary American society.
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