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Abraham Lincoln had the authority to free all enslaved people in the South in the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Answer: True, Abraham Lincoln did have the authority. It is said that he had postponed executive action against slavery until he believed he had both the legal authority to do so.
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Answer: True, Abraham did order for all enslaved people within the rebellious states to be freed in the Emancipation Proclamation.
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