This Day in History...

September 22, 1862 - President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. This set a date for freedom for the more than 3 million slaves in the United States. It also recast the Civil War in history as just a fight against slavery. After this was issued, backing the Confederacy was seen as favoring slavery and it became impossible for anti-slavery nations, like Great Britain and France, to get involved and help the South.