LAD #20: Emancipation Poclamation

In Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation given after the Battle of Antietam, he declared that all slaves are emancipated and the government of the United States will provide aid to ensure their freedom. By gaining this newfound freedom, they would gain basic civil rights such as receiving fair wages. Some regions of certain states such as in Virginia and the New Orleans area of Louisiana did not have to comply however Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia made up the list of states in which the contents of the Proclamation were mandatory to follow. 3.1 out of 4 million slaves in America achieved freedom with the Proclamation, proving to be a major turning point in the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation was truly made America a free country, bettering it immensely.