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The Emancipation Proclamation

Clip: Season 1 | 2m 14s

Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation into effect January 1, 1863. Every slave in the South was then, thenceforward, and forever, free.

Aired: 01/08/13

Rating: NR

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