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Quotation from The Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
“shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free”
The Emancipation Proclamation, Preamble, quoting the preliminary proclamation
The promise of September 1862 that Lincoln now fulfils.
Citation: "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free" — Abraham Lincoln, The Emancipation Proclamation, Preamble, quoting the preliminary proclamation. (id emancipation-proclamation-q1)
