Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, and said that a final proclamation would be issued if his gradual plan, based on compensated emancipation and voluntary colonization, was rejected.
Lincoln udsendte sin foreløbige Emancipationserklæring den 22. september 1862 og sagde, at en endelig proklamation ville blive udsendt, hvis hans gradvise plan baseret på betalt frigivelse og frivillig kolonisering blev afvist.