Assess the Validity of the Following Statement: "The Emancipation Proclamation

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Essay

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 was a proclamation without emancipation." Discuss how emancipation was legally achieved for all slaves. What was the moral significance of the Emancipation Proclamation on the fighting of the Civil War for the North?

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