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5436091 | 18:26 Thu 22nd May 2014 | History
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why did Lincoln hesitate to free slaves even though he believed in abolition?
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Because they did his homework for him.
18:28 Thu 22nd May 2014
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He was a politician wasn't he? Nuff said.
18:34 Thu 22nd May 2014
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When President Lincoln issued the second part of his Emancipation Proclamation, on January 1st, 1863, the Civil War was still being fought. Therefore, his Proclamation could not have any effect in those states of the Confederacy that still practised slavery. The freeing of slaves was necessarily a slow process. It cannot fairly be said that Lincoln "hesitated" to free slaves, but it should also be remembered that his Proclamation did not have the force of law as regards the freeing of slaves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation#Implementation
16:00 Fri 23rd May 2014

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