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Description
This illustration portrays the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before President Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet. He presented the Proclamation to them on July 22, 1862, and issued the Proclamation on September 22, 1862. It took effect on January 1, 1863. Lincoln intended for this document to end slavery, but instead it led to the 13th Amendment.
Source-Dependent Questions
- Why did President Abraham Lincoln create the Emancipation Proclamation?
- How didn't the Emancipation Proclamation end slavery?
Citation Information
Carpenter, F.B., "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet," 1866. Courtesy of Library of Congress