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It worked in that it provided a symbolic gesture. As written, it applied only to those regions that were AT THAT TIME in rebellion against the Union. If they were in rebellion, they were not going to what the Union government told them to do. Slavery was not outlawed until the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was enacted in December 1865- about 2 years after the proclamation, and 8 months after Lincoln was dead.

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