On This Day | Sept. 22
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people in states still in rebellion would be free as of Jan.
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In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people in states still in rebellion would be free as of Jan.
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In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people in states still in rebellion would be free as of Jan.
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