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Discussing the Proclamation

Discussing the Proclamation
This painting by F. Carpenter portrays President Lincoln discussing the Emancipation Proclamation with his cabinet. The proclamation, formally issued on January 1, 1863, officially declared all slaves in rebel territory to be “forever free.”
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