Consider the historical context of the Emancipation Proclamation. When did President Lincoln sign and issue this document and at what stage of the Civil War? Did the document have any real impact?

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Kolten Townsend

31 March, 11:36

Consider the historical context of the Emancipation Proclamation. When did President Lincoln sign and issue this document and at what stage of the Civil War? Did the document have any real impact?

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Julius Sloan · Answer 1

President Lincoln signed and issued this document near the end of the Civil War, when it became the war was in the North's favor, since this meant there was less political risk.