Abolishing Slavery

"On Sept. 22, 1862, United States of America President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863. This did not mean people of colour had sudenly become United States citizens that held equal rights to those held by Caucasians, Lincoln expressed his thoughts on it: “I think the authors of that notable instrument (Declaration of Independence) intended to include all men, but they did not intend to declare all men equal in all respects. They did not mean to say that all men were equal in color, size, intellect, moral development, or social capacity,” Abraham Lincoln - Seventh and Last Joint Debate, Douglas/Lincoln, at Alton, Illinois, October 15, 1858" However, his Proclamation was radical enough that it was the basis for the American Civil War. From this point onward, people of color entered into another form of slavery, economic."

I found this off of the MSN search engine on the Vernon College Database
http://www.danielnpaul.com/PresidentAbrahamLincoln-SlaveryAbolished.html