ORIGINAL Emancipation Proclamation 13th Amendment Poster

The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War under his war powers. It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them, with the rest freed as Union armies advanced. On September 22, 1862, Lincoln announced that he would issue a formal emancipation of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1, 1863. None did return and the actual order, signed and issued January 1, 1863, took effect except in locations where the Union had already mostly regained control. The Proclamation made abolition a central goal of the war (in addition to reunion), outraged white Southerners who envisioned a race war, angered some Northern Democrats, energised anti-slavery forces, and weakened forces in Europe that wanted to intervene to help the Confederacy. Total abolition of slavery was finalised by the Thirteenth Amendment which took effect in December 1865. Image reproduction rights can be found in the link near the bottom of this description. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) Image Reproduction Rights: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3695343876/in/set-72157625533748185/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3695344148/sizes/m/in/set-72157625533748185/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3694535917/in/set-72157625533748185/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3695344862/in/set-72157625533748185/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/3695345254/in/set-72157625533748185/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:13th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg "Emancipation Proclamation" "13th amendment" "thirteenth amendment" "civil war" "american civil war" emancipation proclamation constitution "u.s. constitution" "us constitution" "united states constitution" "original emancipation proclamation" "original 13th amendment" "american history" "famous document" "historic document"