And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within
said designated States, and parts of States, are, and
henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive
government of the United States, including the military and
naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the
freedom of said persons. 6
A. Slavery in the United States is illegal.
B. The U. S. government recognizes that slavery is wrong.
C. Enslaved people in the rebelling states are free.
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D. All enslaved people in the United States are free.