Emancipation Proclamation

The Civil War In4 Minutes
Historian Hari Jones describes the series of events which led President Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This video is part of the Civil War Trust's In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics. Civil War Trust

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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