Did the emancipation proclamation actually end slavery?

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory, but it did not immediately end slavery throughout the United States. It specifically applied to states in rebellion and exempted border states loyal to the Union. Full abolition of slavery was ultimately achieved with the ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865, which legally abolished slavery in all states. Thus, while the Proclamation was a significant step toward emancipation, it was not the final measure that ended slavery.