Well, the country had split. The northern states did not have slaves. The southern states wanted to have slaves. Since Jefferson Davis was their president (or was soon to be) the southerners believed that Lincoln had no power over them. Lincoln did not include the boarder states for fear they would join the Confederate States of America in protest.
achieving racial equality for African Americans. ~c
it enabled African Americans to join the army
Equality
It represented African Americans and their struggle for equality.
It represented African Americans and their struggle for equality.
they were freed
The African Americans in the North welcomed the Emancipation Proclamation. After the passing of this proclamation African Americans were able to join the army and did so and fought in the starting of the third year of the Civil War.
Emancipation day is celebrated to commemorate the release of African Americans from slavery in the US.
joyfull
They welcomed it.
African Americans did not have a direct role in the making of the Declaration of Independence. At the time, slavery was still prevalent in the United States, and African Americans were not afforded the same rights and opportunities as white Americans. Nevertheless, the ideas and principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence, such as equality and freedom, would later inspire African Americans in their struggle for civil rights and emancipation.
African Americans could not join until after the Emancipation Proclamation.