He didn't emancipate anyone - that's propaganda. Sure, he stood up on some rock and read his 'emancipation proclamation.' It had no authority or power to do anything (Lincoln wasn't a king with the power to free slaves), and indeed it didn't do anything. It took an act of congress after the war was over.
He didn't emancipate anyone - that's propaganda. Sure, he stood up on some rock and read his 'emancipation proclamation.' It had no authority or power to do anything (Lincoln wasn't a king with the power to free slaves), and indeed it didn't do anything. It took an act of congress after the war was over.