Virginia’s royal governor promised freedom to enslaved people owned by rebels who joined British forces. Many seized the opportunity, but the proclamation was a military measure rather than universal abolition. Freedom seekers pursued their own interests within a conflict between slaveholding powers.
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Dunmore’s proclamation offered unconditional freedom to every enslaved person in the colonies.
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The offer was conditional and connected to military service against rebel owners. It was not universal emancipation.