“Freedom Declared: The Emancipation Proclamation”

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If I could save the Union without freeing a single slave, I would do it. But I now believe… we cannot win this war without ending slavery. I will issue the Emancipation Proclamation.”
“President Abraham Lincoln was torn. He wanted to preserve the Union, but he also knew slavery was dividing the country. In 1862, he made a bold move.”
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When we learned that Lincoln had set us free, we ran. We ran through woods and swamps. Some were captured. But many of us escaped. We were free. At last.”
“The news of the proclamation spread rapidly. For millions of enslaved individuals, it was a beacon of hope. Several dared everything to reach Union lines.”
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“Mr. Lincoln has raised the pen of justice. Now let us raise the sword of courage.”
“They fought with greater ferocity than anyone… for their own freedom.”
“The Emancipation Proclamation also allowed Black men to enlist in the Union Army… Nearly 180,000 African Americans took up the cause of freedom.”“It inspired the 13th Amendment… One document altered a nation forever.”

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