Lincoln changed his position within a period of fewer than two years because he despised slavery on a personal level. Still, he felt constrained in his role as president to fight slavery outside of the framework of required military actions. In addition, he was concerned about the people's attitudes in the loyal border areas where enslavement was still legal (McPherson 109). Some think Lincoln summed up the significance of retaining the Border States in the Union with the words, "I trust to have God on my side, but I have to have Kentucky" (Schwartz 85). The Emancipation Proclamation changed the nature of the conflict significantly, but it did not eradicate slavery in the country. After January 1, 1863, the territory under free government grew with each step forward by federal soldiers.
In conclusion, the Proclamation proclaimed that Black males would be allowed to serve in the Union Army and Navy, allowing the freed to become the liberated. Nearly 200,000 Black military personnel served in the Union and battled for freedom by the war's conclusion. Enslaved people have been fighting for their independence from the very beginning of the Civil War.
Works Cited
McPherson, James M. "How President Lincoln Decided to Issue the Emancipation Proclamation."
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education 37 (2002): 108–109. print
Schwartz, Thomas F. "Salmon P. Chase Critiques First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln."
Civil War History 33.1 (1987): 84-87.print
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