From Slavery to Freedom
Blacks Obtain Freedom
Country-wide Freedom for Blacks in the 1860's
In mid-year of 1862, President Lincoln declared a proclamation: the Emancipation Proclamation. However, the plantation owners and slave-holding farmers of the south were not pleased with this declaration. Never-the-less, the proclamation stated that the slaves within the rebellious state were, as of the first of January in 1863, to be considered free.
Black Slavery
Life for a Black slave was very harsh, demanding, and, in some cases, even fatal. If a slave disobeyed his/her owner, he/she would be brutally whipped.
Black Freedom
Blacks were considered free in the north, but that did not protect them from hardships like poverty and racism. Blacks in the south, however, were still slaves until the Emancipation Proclamation.
Black Army
Blacks on both sides of the dividing line were not allowed to join any kind of armed force until the Emancipation Proclamation was set in motion.