Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln immediately begins by declaring all slaves in states currently rebelling against the United States, namely the Confederate States, as free now and forever. He also states that the Executive branch of the US government will enforce this freedom as is its duty. Lincoln defines states who are not in rebellion as states who show up to the US Congress, and lists all states which do not qualify. He once again declares all slaves in these states free, asks them to refrain from violence unless in self-defense, and says they will be accepted into all Union military bases. Lincoln closes by saying this act is necessary under the provisions of the Constitution, and upheld by the US government.
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