the Emancipation Proclamation
/ði ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃn prɒkləmeɪʃn/
/ði ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃn prɑːkləmeɪʃn/
- the statement made by President Abraham Lincoln on 22 September 1862 that all slaves in the Confederate States were 'forever free' (although it had no actual power to make them free). After this statement the Civil War became a fight against slavery, which brought support for the Union side from many people in England and France, and it became possible for black people to serve in the army and navy. The Proclamation led in 1865 to the Thirteenth Amendment to the American Constitution, which officially ended slavery in all parts of the US.
亚伯拉罕·林肯总统于 1862 年 9 月 22 日发表的声明称，邦联各州的所有奴隶都“永远自由”（尽管它没有实际权力让他们自由）。在这一声明之后，内战变成了一场反对奴隶制的斗争，这为联邦一方赢得了英国和法国许多人的支持，黑人也有可能在陆军和海军服役。该公告导致 1865 年美国宪法第十三修正案正式结束美国各地的奴隶制。