Drafted nearly a century ago, the Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most revolutionary documents in United States history. During the 19th century, the United States was one of the few countries in the world still involved in the institution of slavery. Because this document began the movement to banish slavery, it became an embodiment of the anti-slavery faction. The Emancipation Proclamation also gave the North advantages over the South, one mainly being African American …showed first 75 words of 902 total…

…showed last 75 words of 902 total…slaves took on a new role in American society, which was one of more significance and self worth than in slavery, but this class of freedmen was anything but appreciated. These freedmen changed the future of America by paving the way for Civil Rights for African Americans and other minority ethnic groups. The Emancipation Proclamation was, in sense, the beginning of the end of not only slavery, but also the deprivation of basic human rights