NC H1012

Encourages North Carolina residents to visit the North Carolina Museum of History to view the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, on display from May 15, 2013, through June 16, 2013.

Honors President Abraham Lincoln for issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, which declared that enslaved persons in rebellious states would be freed if those states did not rejoin the Union within 100 days.

Recognizes the historical significance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation as a precursor to the final Emancipation Proclamation issued January 1, 1863, which led to the adoption of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.

Notes that the seven-page historical document is on loan from the National Archives and is part of the "Freedom Coming, Freedom for All" exhibit, which provides context on North Carolina's Civil War history and the implications of emancipation.