Did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free the slaves?

At the end of civil war, which reconstruction plan called for a military occupation of the south ? a. lincoln's b. radical's c. johnson's

The political cartoon below was drawn by thomas nast in 1871: a political cartoon shows a heavy set man with a long nose and a beard in a suit and vest. he is smoking a cigar and has a menacing expression. he leans against a large box that says, in counting there is strength. on top of that box is a smaller container labeled, the ballot. dialogue under the cartoon reads, thats whats the matter. boss tweed, as long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it? say? public domain what issue does this cartoon address?

The original term of was descriptive of lower-class people who performed manual labor.