I saw this recently on FamilySearch – What was the Impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/emancipation-proclamation. Longer article, but I included the topics below. It’s worth noting that if any Confederate state rejoined the Union, then it wouldn’t apply to that state. A point left out in the article.
February 15, 2022
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on the first day of 1863, amid the United States Civil War. While a first step towards the abolition of slavery, at the time it was issued it could not truly be enforced. It would be followed nearly 3 years later by the Thirteenth Amendment, which would abolish slavery in the United States for good. The Emancipation Proclamation also had other, more immediate effects, and it may have played a role in the Union’s victory.
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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When did slavery in the United States end?
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Did your ancestors fight in the United States Civil War?
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