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Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, freeing all slaves in the Confederate states? A. Edwin Stanton B. Abraham Lincoln C. William Sherman D. John Tyler

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It was "B. Abraham Lincoln" who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January of 1863. This proclamation set all slaves free, although many refused to accept it.
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