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No, it did not abolish slavery, because it related only to slaves in the South, where Lincoln had no authority, and did not ban slavery in the North, where he did have authority.

It was a 'declaration', aimed at officially turning the war into a crusade against slavery, in order to restore Northern morale, and more urgently to keep the British from sending aid to the South.

It also licensed Union troops to rob the enemy of his slaves wherever the armies went in the South, and if the North were to win, it was obvious that those slaves could never be returned to their one-time owners.

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