Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Emancipation Proclamation" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
free, freedom, Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, slaves.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event.
Use the Advanced Search to find the words emancipation and proclamation in proximity to each other.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Emancipation"
The Alleghenian (Ebensburg, PA), September 25, 1862, Page 2, Image 2, col. 4.
"Most Important Proclamation from the President"
Fremont Journal (Fremont, OH), September 26, 1862, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"The Constitution Again Disregarded"
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN), September 29, 1862, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"The President's Proclamation"
Belmont Chronicle (St. Clairsville, OH), October 2, 1862, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Old Abe's Proclamation Freeing the Slaves of the Rebels"
The Athens Post (Athens, TN), October 3, 1862, Page 2, Image 2, col.6.
"The Proclamation"
Daily National Republican (Washington, DC), January 2, 1863, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"The Proclamation of President Lincoln"
Cleveland Morning Leader (Cleveland, OH), January 3, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"The Negro Proclamation"
Dayton Daily Empire (Dayton, OH), January 3, 1863, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"The Proclamation"
The Independent (Oskaloosa, KS), January 10, 1863, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"The Proclamation of Freedom"
The Smokey Hill and Republican Union (Junction City, KS), January 10, 1863, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.

Emancipation Proclamation: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America