Emancipation Proclamation Replica: Small Size Tube Document

Made in the U.S.A. Poster-size document facsimile Approximately 14 X 16 inches Parchment paper, unique in appearance, with crinkles and aging process characteristics. Please note that the parchment may darken over time. We recommend framing behind UV protective coated glass to avoid this discoloration Product Description Learn More This reproduction of the Emancipation Proclamation combines all five pages of the original document onto two pages for easy display of the replica document.   President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. This edict formally proclaimed the freedom of all slaves held in areas still in revolt and invited black men to join the Union Army and Navy, resulting in the enlistment of approximately 200,000 freed slaves and free black people before the war's end. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the United States, it placed the issue squarely at the top of the wart