Illustration: cartoon depicting celebration in the House of Representatives after adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, 18 February 1865. Credit: Harper's Weekly; Wikimedia Commons.

Slavery Abolished with Ratification of the 13th Amendment

By Tony Pettinato on December 6, 2016

An article about the 13th Amendment being ratified on 6 December 1865, permanently banning slavery everywhere in the United States... (Read More)

llustration: cartoon depicting celebration in the House of Representatives after adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, 18 February 1865. Credit: Harper's Weekly; Wikimedia Commons.

13th Amendment Ratified, Abolishing Slavery in America

By Tony Pettinato on February 23, 2012

Newspaper articles about the 13th Amendment being ratified on 6 December 1865, permanently banning slavery everywhere in the United States... (Read More)

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