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Emancipa'tion Proclama"tion



U.S. Hist.
the proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Union.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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