All persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free!
In 1863: President issued the Emancipation Proclamation
This proclamation only applied to 11 confederate states, then at war against The Union only to those not already#160; under union control
Why hasn't slavery ended?!?!
Frederick Douglass encouraged Black men to become soldiersRoughly about 179,000 Black men served in the US Army 19,000 served in the Navy
Join the Army and Navy!
Bureau of Colored Troops
The Civil War enabled Liberated to become Liberators.The nature of the war's goals changed from preserving the Union to primarily#160;focusing on ending slavery
SLAVERY WILL BE NO MORE
WE ARE FIGHTING TO END SLAVERY
The Proclamation gained popular opinion in favor of the Union from European countries like France England, who has already outlawed slavey
Oh look, the Union is following in our footsteps
WE SUPPORT THE UNION!
In 1865: Both houses of congress passed the 13th Amendment
SLAVERY HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED
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