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Despite this big wording the Emancipation Proclamation, written by Abraham Lincoln was limited in many ways. It was only for states that had succeeded from the Union, not paying attention to slavery in the Border States. It also expressly exempted parts of the Confederacy that had already come under northerner’s power. Most important the freedom, it promised upon military victory. Though the Emancipation Proclamation did not quickly free a single slave. It used basics and changed the character of the war after January 1, 1863 every advance of the troops expanded the domain of freedom. Moreover the Proclamation announced the acceptation of black men into the Union Army and Navy. Making it possible for the ones that were freed to free others. By the end of the war almost 200,000 black soldiers and sailors had fought for the Union and their freedom. From the first days of the civil war slaves had acted to help their liberty. The Emancipation Proclamation confirmed their instance that the war was fought for freedom. It made moral force to the Union cause and strengthened the Union both military and politically. As a milestone along the road to slavery’s final destruction, the Emancipation Proclamation has assumed a place among the great documents of human freedom. The original copy of the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 is in the National Archives in Washington D.C., with the text covering five pages, the document was origannaly tied with bright red blood red and sky blue ribbons. They are attached to the signature page by a waffered impression of the United States seal most of the silk rbbons remains, still parts of the U.S. seal are disrepairable and some of the color has just warn off. The document was bound with other documents in other proclamations in a large volume preserved for many years by the Department of the state. When it was prepared for binding it was repaired with strips along the centerfold, them they mounted it on a still large piece of paper. It was written in red ink, and on the upper right corner of the big sheet is the number of the Proclamation 95 given to the Proclamation by the department of state long after it was signed. The other records with the Emancipation Proclamation was transfered in 1936 from the Department of States to the National Archives of the United States. Many people go see the Emancipation Proclamation. They come from all around the world. The Emancipation Proclamation was and is a huge succes. The Emancipation Proclamation was a stunning speech by Aberham Lincoln. |
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Williams,Terry H."The Life History of the United States,1974, Time Life Books. http://www.historyplace.com/
G.W. Westphal
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