This emancipation proclamation predates President Lincoln’s
- Posted on February 23, 2025
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This emancipation proclamation predates President Lincoln’s
In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln's more famous Emancipation Proclamation by two years.
