Abraham Lincoln is famous for getting to the point. His Gettysburg Address was just 274 words long. Next Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of a somewhat longer, but equally famous Lincoln message: the Emancipation Proclamation. It took effect on January 1, 1863. What exactly did the Emancipation Proclamation say? The full transcript from the National … Continue reading 719 Words That Changed History: The Emancipation Proclamation