Join Fox News to access this content along with special articles and premium content for free. On this day in history in 1862, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people would soon be “forever free.” This bold move came after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, giving Lincoln the political capital to make the announcement. He used his war powers as commander-in-chief to issue the proclamation, shifting the focus of the Civil War to ending slavery. Emancipation redefined the war and set the course for reshaping the nation after the conflict.
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