Abraham Lincoln actually said...

I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are and henceforward shall be free,

Proclamation 95—Regarding the Status of Slaves in States Engaged in Rebellion Against the United States [Emancipation...

12/31/1862

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