EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

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Introduction

The president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan 1, 1863 announcing that all the slaves held as such within the rebellious areas will be declared free they will be, and going forward will also be free.

The first Civil War was fought between the North and South, to prevent the secession of the southern states. However, slavery was not the foremost cause of the war as it was known that the North did not like the institution of slavery, while the South believed in the sanctity of slavery. In this way, the real cause of the war was ...