When President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it freed the first slaves but the Civil War continued on.
year: 2015
call number/section: 973.7
subjects: lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, slaves, emancipation, united states, abolitionists, slavery, united states, politics and government, 1861-1865, history, 1861-1865, civil war