Not true. Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1,
1863. By April 9, 1865 perhaps half the enslaved people in the U.S. were
practically liberated from slavery. This was by military action under
orders of the Commander in Chief.
Over 140,000 were enlisted in the Union Army.
Harold S. Forsythe
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>I can name a White American who didn't free any slaves....Abraham Lincoln.
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