Emancipation Proclamation
By: Nolan Anselmi
The Emancipation Proclamation, everyone knows the name by knowing "All men are free and equal." This right was put into play on January 1, 1863. Even though the document didn't free slaves from slavery all together, it grabbed many like minds and hearts and pulled them into one, one whole nation to change the way of the world how it was. The Proclamation made it able for African American men to join the army, to serve for our country. Almost 200,000 African Americans served during the civil war. The document states that the war for the union must become a war for freedom.
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the Executive Branch of the United States. It declared the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion, therefore applying to 3/4 of the slaves in the United States at the time. The Document was based on the president's constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces. But what some do not know, is that it was not a law passed by Congress.
Slavery was “an unqualified evil to the negro, the white man, and the State.” Abraham Lincoln stated in his speech. As a person, Abraham hated slavery, but with the republican group, he sometimes said otherwise, because as he was president, he was bound by a constitution that protected slavery, so he could not act upon what was the right decision. But, on the other side, slaves were the most valuable property to their owners. They raised food and fiber for the South, worked in munitions factories, and served as teamsters and laborers in the army. The South loved their slaves, even though they were treated like a boxing bag, they "loved" them.
Around 20,000 to 50,000 slaves were immediately emancipated after the document was set into play. Areas of the nation that were still under rebellion still kept slaves though, but as the army began to take control of the Confederate region, it began to free more than 3 million slaves. Toward the end of the time being of slave owners, the Emancipation Proclamation came into full swing, but, Lincoln and the rest of congress came to conclusion that the document might have no meaning after the war ends, especially because some states were "exempt" from the document. Therefore, Lincoln and the rest of congress came up with a bill to abolish slavery once and for all. And we all know this bill today by The Thirteenth Amendment. But not until January 31, 1865 did the bill pass.
All information found on: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation
Fun Fact: Lincoln considered the Emancipation Proclamation the crowning achievement of his presidency.
By: Nolan Anselmi
The Emancipation Proclamation, everyone knows the name by knowing "All men are free and equal." This right was put into play on January 1, 1863. Even though the document didn't free slaves from slavery all together, it grabbed many like minds and hearts and pulled them into one, one whole nation to change the way of the world how it was. The Proclamation made it able for African American men to join the army, to serve for our country. Almost 200,000 African Americans served during the civil war. The document states that the war for the union must become a war for freedom.
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the Executive Branch of the United States. It declared the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion, therefore applying to 3/4 of the slaves in the United States at the time. The Document was based on the president's constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces. But what some do not know, is that it was not a law passed by Congress.
Slavery was “an unqualified evil to the negro, the white man, and the State.” Abraham Lincoln stated in his speech. As a person, Abraham hated slavery, but with the republican group, he sometimes said otherwise, because as he was president, he was bound by a constitution that protected slavery, so he could not act upon what was the right decision. But, on the other side, slaves were the most valuable property to their owners. They raised food and fiber for the South, worked in munitions factories, and served as teamsters and laborers in the army. The South loved their slaves, even though they were treated like a boxing bag, they "loved" them.
Around 20,000 to 50,000 slaves were immediately emancipated after the document was set into play. Areas of the nation that were still under rebellion still kept slaves though, but as the army began to take control of the Confederate region, it began to free more than 3 million slaves. Toward the end of the time being of slave owners, the Emancipation Proclamation came into full swing, but, Lincoln and the rest of congress came to conclusion that the document might have no meaning after the war ends, especially because some states were "exempt" from the document. Therefore, Lincoln and the rest of congress came up with a bill to abolish slavery once and for all. And we all know this bill today by The Thirteenth Amendment. But not until January 31, 1865 did the bill pass.
All information found on: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation
Fun Fact: Lincoln considered the Emancipation Proclamation the crowning achievement of his presidency.