[DOC] [TLE] Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia [PAR] The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive 
order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It purported to 
change the federal legal status of more than 3 million ... themselves to the Union, 
and Lincoln's order, was signed and issued and took effect on January 1, 1863. [DOC] [TLE] Editorial: Unchained and Free - at last - Daily Press [PAR] Jun 16, 2016 ... Its directive to free all Confederate slaves went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863. The 
first public ... 6, 1865  though somehow, Kentucky did not ratify it until 1976 and 
Mississippi not until 1995, and even then, because of a clerical error, it was not 
formally certified in Mississippi until 2013. And then there is June... [DOC] [TLE] The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 < Abraham Lincoln ... [PAR] On Jan. 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared free all slaves ... It did 
not apply to slaves in border states fighting on the Union side; nor did it affect 
slaves ... parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not 
issued. ... will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison 
forts,... [DOC] [TLE] Emancipation Proclamation - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] While the Emancipation Proclamation did not free a single slave, it was an 
important ... When it took effect in January 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation 
freed 3.1 ... Slaves were the most conspicuous and valuable such property. ... the 
mouth of the James River, provided a legal rationale for the seizure of slave 
property. [DOC] [TLE] The Civil War - PBS [PAR] Lincoln's statement, however, did not satisfy the Confederacy, and on April 12 ... 
northerners were not interested in fighting to free slaves or in giving rights to 
black people. ... Finally, on August 6, 1861, fugitive slaves were declared to be "
contraband of ... On January 1, 1863, he issued the final Emancipation 
Proclamation. [DOC] [TLE] A Bill of Lading Delivers the Goods: The Constitutionality and Effect ... [PAR] But the concerns were real, and they didn't end with potential legal problems. By 
its terms, the Proclamation only freed slaves in territory in rebellion on January 1, 
1863, .... On January 1, 1863, as the nation held its breath to see whether Lincoln 
... because he thought that emancipation was not an "indispensable necessity"... [DOC] [TLE] Slavery In The Civil War Era [PAR] Feb 24, 2002 ... Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1863 was a masterful 
... lasted from American independence through the Civil War, 1790 to 1865. ... 
There were plenty of free white men to do the sort of labor slaves performed. .... 
Before the invention of the cotton gin, it took a slave many hours to... [DOC] [TLE] Emancipation Proclamation | HistoryNet [PAR] Issued January 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln ... This proclamation not 
only declared to be free all slaves in areas of South Carolina, ... of the 
Confederacy who crossed over Union lines were "forever free. .... If my name 
ever goes into history it will be for this act, he told the witnesses, and my whole 
soul is in it. [DOC] [TLE] Ending Slavery in the District of Columbia | emancipation [PAR] The act ended slavery in Washington, DC, freed 3,100 individuals, reimbursed ... 
Though the Compensated Emancipation Act was an important legal and ... And 
because there were no laws in Washington, DC requiring the newly freed to .... 
The effect of the compromise in the District of Columbia was the introduction of a
... [DOC] [TLE] Contrabands  Under the Proclamation - HarpWeek: Cartoon of the ... [PAR] May 9, 1863 ... after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 
1863. ... the legal status and the practical treatment of slaves who escaped 
across Union ... If the Confederate states did surrender, then their slaves would 
not be freed. ... and others were contributing factors in the emancipation of slaves
. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Facts about the Emancipation Proclamation - Civil War Trust [PAR] Fact #1

Question: Though it went into effect January 1, 1863, no slaves were legally freed because of it
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