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Abraham Lincoln freed the slavery
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves
The Emancipation Proclamation was Lincoln's wartime act that freed slaves.
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in all the rebellious states of the Union. Lincoln had no power to enforce his statement, so no slaves were actually freed. Also, slaves in the border states that remained loyal to the Union were not freed.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln
when he freed the slaves
1863.
Abraham Lincoln set the slaves free.
Abraham Lincoln signed the emanicapation proclamation which freed slaves in states fighting the Union.