What freed African Americans on January 1, 1861?

The War

Explanation:

In 1861 African Americans were allowed to go to war so when they were supposed to be in war they were fleeing with their family’s and anyone else they could take meaning a lot of them escaped this all happened because of Abraham Lincoln who was behind the rule of them being able to go to war

the image shown is not a reliable source. it is not a photograph taken of the event, and it is not a painting created by someone who witnessed the event. the image can be considered yellow journalism because it is sensational and exaggerated. the explosion did not likely cause bodies to fly in the air or create a large fireball, as shown here. the image was created to make the american public angry about the explosion, not to show what actually happened.

the painting is not reliable.

the painting is exaggerated.

the painting is inaccurate.

the painting was created to make the public angry, not to show what really happened.