Abraham Lincoln’s directed the Emancipation Proclamation to the south. Many believe that his direct reason for the proclamation was to free the slaves. This idea has been built around the ideal of Mr. Lincoln being a moral man and the great emancipator. I believe that Abraham was not about morality but, protecting the Union. With the south succeeding from the Union, he did not have many options left. Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation was specifically delegated to the war and not the moral aspect of slavery. One of Abraham Lincoln’s strongest points in the Emancipation Proclamation is when says “I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief, of the Army and Navy of the United
