Emancipation Proclamation

Summary

Emancipation Proclamation is an United States executive order^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Emancipation Proclamation authored Abraham Lincoln^[3].
• Emancipation Proclamation's instance of is recorded as United States executive order^[4].
• Emancipation Proclamation's instance of is recorded as presidential proclamation^[5].
• Emancipation Proclamation's Commons category is recorded as Emancipation Proclamation^[6].
• Emancipation Proclamation's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• September 22, 1862 marks the founding of Emancipation Proclamation^[8].
• Emancipation Proclamation was released on January 1, 1863^[9].
• Emancipation Proclamation took place on September 22, 1862^[10].
• Emancipation Proclamation's main subject is slavery in the United States^[11].
• Emancipation Proclamation's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/203073^[12].
• Emancipation Proclamation's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[13].
• Emancipation Proclamation's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[14].
• Emancipation Proclamation's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Proclamation 95—Regarding the Status of Slaves in States Engaged in Rebellion Against the United States'}^[15].
• Emancipation Proclamation's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '\u2060I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States, and each of the States, and the people thereof, in which States that relation is, or may be, suspended or disturbed.'}^[16].
• Emancipation Proclamation's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '\u2060And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.'}^[17].
• Emancipation Proclamation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[18].
• Emancipation Proclamation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia^[19].

Body

Works and Contributions

Emancipation Proclamation authored Abraham Lincoln^[3].

Why It Matters

Emancipation Proclamation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]