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Summary

While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic document, freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states. Heralded as one of America's most significant documents, this is a piece of history not to be missed.

Duration: 6 minutes (00:05:52)
Publishing date: 2012-12-04; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Politics