# Emancipation Proclamation

> executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves

**Wikidata**: [Q391358](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q391358)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/emancipation-proclamation


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013