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The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that the Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States?

No. Reference sources, including the National Archives, state the Emancipation Proclamation applied only to rebelling states and left slavery intact in loyal border states, so it did not free all slaves; the Thirteenth Amendment later abolished slavery nationwide.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 9 against · Last checked

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Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia
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Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation

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United States
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United States. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

Was the Emancipation Proclamation an Executive Order that bypassed Congress and freed 3 million slaves?
2014
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Was the Emancipation Proclamation an Executive Order that bypassed Congress and freed 3 million slaves?. (2014). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/23862/was-the-emancipation-proclamation-an-executive-order-that-bypassed-congress-and

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. "A PROCLAMATION." Washington, Jan. 1. (Daily Southern Cross, 31 March 1863)
1863
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THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. "A PROCLAMATION." Washington, Jan. 1. (Daily Southern Cross, 31 March 1863). (1863). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18630331.2.31.3

The Emancipation Proclamation | National Archives
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The Emancipation Proclamation | National Archives. (n.d.). archives.gov. https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation

PRESIDENT LICOLN'S PROCLAMATION OF EMANCIPATION. (Otago Daily Times, 03 April 1863)
1863
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PRESIDENT LICOLN'S PROCLAMATION OF EMANCIPATION. (Otago Daily Times, 03 April 1863). (1863). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18630403.2.25

The Dred Scott Decision
2025
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The Dred Scott Decision. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844520.book.part.068

Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition
2014
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Klein, M. A. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Slavery and Abolition. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ULeCBAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

The Vexed Relationship of Emancipation and Equality
2012
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The Vexed Relationship of Emancipation and Equality. (2012). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5406/historypresent.2.2.0148

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