LAD/Blog #21: Emancipation Proclamation

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Image result for 15th amendmentIn the Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln put an end to slavery. It was issued 9/22/1862 and went into effect immediately as 1863 began. All slaves in the US were now free, and the executive branch would ensure that their freedom was protected. He then calls out the confederacy and says states who don't comply are officially in a state of rebellion and as such will be removed from Congress. Lincoln then proceeds to list out states who are in rebellion and then tells the slaves in those states that they are
free and that the Union will support them. Lincoln also calls those freed to join the Union army.
The Emancipation Proclamation was very
similar to the 15th amendment which was
passed after the end of the Civil War. In the
constitutional amendment African Americans
were finally granted equality in terms of voting
privileges. This was met with some friction in
the South. The Emancipation Proclamation
is similar in that it was also met with friction in
the South who seceded, and they both expanded
the rights of African Americans.
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