the emancipation proclamation was signed into law and took effect on september 22, 1862.
the emancipation proclamation was signed into law and took effect on september 22, 1862.
when was the emancipation proclamation signed into law and took effect?
september 22, 1862
first reading of the emancipation proclamation of president lincoln









































first reading of the emancipation proclamation of president lincoln is an 1864 oil-on-canvas painting by francis bicknell carpenter. in the painting, carpenter depicts abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, and his cabinet members reading over the emancipation proclamation, which proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states rebelling against the union in the american civil war. lincoln presented the emancipation proclamation to his cabinet on july 22, 1862, and issued the proclamation on september 22, 1862, which took effect on january 1, 1863.
first reading of the emancipation proclamation of president lincoln
bullet::::- text and images of the emancipation proclamation from the national archives









































bullet::::- online lincoln coloring book for teachers and students









































bullet::::- emancipation proclamation and related resources at the library of congress









































bullet::::- mr. lincoln and freedom: emancipation proclamation









































bullet::::- first edition emancipation proclamation in 1862 "harper's weekly"









































bullet::::- chronology of emancipation during the civil war









































bullet::::- american abolitionists and antislavery activists, chronology of abraham lincoln and emancipation









































bullet::::- "lincoln's emancipation proclamation"









































bullet::::- preliminary emancipation proclamation at the new york state library – images and transcript of lincoln's original manuscript of the preliminary proclamation
emancipation proclamation