ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more ...

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in ...

Missouri, a slave state, was deeply divided, and Fremont's proclamation declared martial law and freed the slaves in the state. Fremont, known as the 'Pathfinder' for his explorations of the West ...