Question

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excerpt from abraham lincolns emancipation proclamation
... that on the first day of january, in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states, shall be then, thenceforward, from that time onward and forever free. . . .
i do order and declare . . . that the executive government of the united states, including the military, . . . will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
and i hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to
what did the proclamation invite the freed people to do?
a. the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states, shall be then, thenceforward, from that time onward and forever free.
b. recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons
c. such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed services

Explanation:

The question asks what the Emancipation Proclamation invited freed people to do. The final line of the excerpt states "And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to [join the armed services, as indicated by option C]". Options A and B describe actions the government will take, not what freed people are invited to do.

Answer:

C. such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed services