What Document Stated That Slaves Of Any State In Rebellion Shall Be Then Thenceforward And Forever Free?
What Document Stated That Slaves Of Any State In Rebellion Shall Be Then Thenceforward And Forever Free? On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thenceforward, and