emancipation proclamation

基本解释

Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation
林肯提出《奴隶解放宣言》
And on September twenty-second, eighteen sixty-two, he announced a new policy on slavery in the rebel southern states. His announcement became known as the Emancipation Proclamation.
于是在1862年9月22日，他宣布了针对南方反叛各州奴隶制的新政策，他的宣言就是著名的《奴隶解放宣言》。
Just before the first of the year, a congressman asked the president if he still planned to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. "My mind is made up, " Lincoln answered.
就在1863年到来的前夕，有一位国会议员问总统是否打算签署《奴隶解放宣言》。

Just before the first of the year, a congressman asked the president if he still planned to sign the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Emancipation Proclamation is in the National Archives in Washington, and it can be seen online at archives.gov.
Historians say that by writing the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln established a moral purpose for the war.

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation shortly soon afterwards and later relieved McClellan of command.
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