1863 Emancipation Proclamation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cabinet_of_Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:addressed Confederate states
gptkbp:affects freed approximately 3.1 million slaves
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:controversy debate over its effectiveness
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Union_forces
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:battle
Lincoln's presidency
Union vs. Confederacy
Civil War era
political climate of the 1860s
Southern states' secession
social changes during the war
impact on American society
international abolitionist movements
slavery in the United States
legacy of the Civil War
post-war Reconstruction era
African American contributions to the war effort
Northern abolitionist sentiment
Southern resistance to emancipation
economic factors of the war
evolution of civil rights in the U. S.
legacy of slavery in America
role of the federal government in emancipation
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of freedom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1863 Emancipation Proclamation
gptkbp:impact changed the legal status of enslaved people
gptkbp:influenced international opinion on slavery
gptkbp:influenced_by the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:inspired future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Juneteenth
gptkbp:led_to increased enlistment of Black soldiers
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Sojourner_Truth
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkbp:part_of Lincoln's wartime policies
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:purpose to free slaves in Confederate states
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:significance a pivotal moment in the American Civil War
gptkbp:was_a_response_to mixed reactions from the public
gptkbp:year_created January 1, 1863