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26 June, 08:17

Why did Abraham Lincoln wait to let the slave get free until 1863?

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  1. 26 June, 08:29
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    Lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so on the heels of a Union military success. On September 22, 1862, after the battle at Antietam, he issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of January 1, 1863.
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