Emancipation Proclamation
The Civil War In4 Minutes
Join Historian Hari Jones as he describes the series of events which motivated President Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Watch now to discover what the Proclamation said, and what it meant for enslaved people across America. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics.
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