As a result, many enslaved persons were freed, but there were others who remained enslaved in the state of Texas until June 19, 1865. The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, to free enslaved persons, but it did not make slavery illegal.
However, not everyone gained independence. It represents the date (July 4, 1776) in which the Continental Congress approved the final wording for the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
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