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Although it is frequently said that the Emancipation Proclamation did not free any slaves immediately, that is incorrect.

https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/the-grove-of-gladness/

In fact, Lincoln’s proclamation [The Emancipation Proclamation] formally freed tens of thousands of slaves in Union-controlled areas of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and North Carolina — as well as the South Carolina Sea Islands.
 
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