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On this date: Congress passes the 13th AmendmentOn January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United ...
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Historians agree that the earliest record of the West African chattel, commonly called slaves, arrived in America in 1619.
People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...
At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...
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Washington D.C. (WHTM) On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United States, and sent it to states for ratification.
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