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Why did President Lincoln wait for a Union victory before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation?

Why did President Lincoln wait for a Union victory before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Why did President Lincoln wait for a Union victory before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation?

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it would have been pointless if the would have lost, he had to make sure that there was a signal of a victory first.
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He wanted to feel as if he had the upper hand, so he did it after the win of Antietam.
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