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Summarize: That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or...part
of a State (that is] in rebellion against the United States shall be then,... and forever free.
The...government of the United States, including the military and naval authority..., will
recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons. [The government of the United States]
will do no act...to repress such persons.
The [President] will on the 1st day of January...[name] the States and parts of States, [that are]
in rebellion against the United States.
Now, therefore, I; Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me
vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual
armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and
necessary war measure for supressing said rebellion, do, on this 1st day of January, A. D.
1863,publicly [name]... the States [that are] in rebellion against the United States...:
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except [some counties]), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except...West Virginia, and [some other counties)
And by virtue of the [President's] power..., I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves
within [those] States...are, and henceforward shall be, free. The Executive Government of the
United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain
the freedom of said persons.
And I hereby enjoin upon the [freed] people...to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary
self-defense. I recommend to them that, in all case when allowed, they labor faithfully for
reasonable wages.
And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received
into the armed service of the United States to [work at] forts,...stations, and other places, and to
man [ships] of all sorts in said service.
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon
military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of
Almighty God
of a State (that is] in rebellion against the United States shall be then,... and forever free.
The...government of the United States, including the military and naval authority..., will
recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons. [The government of the United States]
will do no act...to repress such persons.
The [President] will on the 1st day of January...[name] the States and parts of States, [that are]
in rebellion against the United States.
Now, therefore, I; Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me
vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual
armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and
necessary war measure for supressing said rebellion, do, on this 1st day of January, A. D.
1863,publicly [name]... the States [that are] in rebellion against the United States...:
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except [some counties]), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except...West Virginia, and [some other counties)
And by virtue of the [President's] power..., I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves
within [those] States...are, and henceforward shall be, free. The Executive Government of the
United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain
the freedom of said persons.
And I hereby enjoin upon the [freed] people...to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary
self-defense. I recommend to them that, in all case when allowed, they labor faithfully for
reasonable wages.
And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received
into the armed service of the United States to [work at] forts,...stations, and other places, and to
man [ships] of all sorts in said service.
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon
military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of
Almighty God
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On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared that all enslaved individuals in states in rebellion against the United States would be permanently free. This proclamation, a measure to suppress the rebellion during the Civil War, was supported by the U.S. government and military, which would recognize and protect the freedom of these individuals. Lincoln named the specific states involved in the rebellion, detailing that all enslaved persons within them would be freed. He urged the freed people to refrain from violence except for self-defense and encouraged them to work for fair wages. Additionally, he announced that those deemed suitable could join the U.S. armed forces. He expressed that this action was a just and necessary step aligned with the Constitution and military needs, seeking the understanding and support of humanity and divine favor.