LAD#20: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

In Lincoln's Proclamation he starts by stating that all slaves in southern states rebelling against the Union are free, and will be protected. He then declares that former states of the Confederacy have the option to rejoin the Union through sending representatives to Congress, and then slaves in that area would avoid being emancipated. Lincoln encourages slaves to work to earn money, for they are free. He states that their rights will be supported in the North, and that the proclamation is an act of Justice.