What did the empanipation procmation do?

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory. It shifted the Civil War's focus to include the abolition of slavery as a central goal, while allowing for the enlistment of Black soldiers into the Union Army. Although it did not immediately free all enslaved individuals, it set a precedent for the eventual abolition of slavery throughout the United States with the passage of the 13th Amendment.