Submitted by bluepearl88 on March 22, 2008

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Emancipation Proclomation

Aberham Lincoln changed the Civil War in Sept 22, 1862 when he wrote one of the most important papers ever written in American History. The Emancipation Proclomation. The United States at this time was one of the very few countries in the world that was still practicing slavery. In the Emancipation Proclomation, Lincoln warned that if the states of confederacy didn't return to the Union by Jan 1, 1863 he would declare their slaves to be forever free.Even though many northerners were against the idea of slavery, they were hesitant to accept Blacks into their social, economic, and political system.Beacuse of this, Lincoln delayed issuing the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation until...

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