What did the emancepation prodomation say?

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory were to be set free. It aimed to weaken the Confederacy's war effort and encourage enslaved individuals to escape or fight for their freedom. While it did not abolish slavery in border states or areas under Union control, it marked a significant turning point in the Civil War and laid the groundwork for the eventual abolition of slavery in the United States.