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Did the emancipation proclamation free all slaves within the united states ?

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The Emancipation Proclamation did not free all slaves in the United States. Instead, it declared free only those slaves living in states not under Union control.
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It did not free all of the slaves. It only freed slaves fighting against the union.
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