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When did abraham lincoln sign the emancipation proclamation?

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President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. 
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January 1, 1863On 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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