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06/12/1865 Slavery is abolished in the USA
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Slavery in the U.S., by the numbers
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History: When slavery ended in America
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate in 1864, and by the House in 1865. The amendment was then ratified by the required number of states and Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption.
Essentials
Slavery in the United States
Crafting the amendment
Passage by Congress
Ratification by the states
Effects
Political and economic change in the South
Congressional and executive enforcement
Peonage law
Penal labor exemption
Black slaves and their descendants
''Jones'' and beyond
Other cases of involuntary servitude
Prior proposed Thirteenth Amendments
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