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8
April
1864

US Senate passes the Thirteenth Amendment

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๐Ÿ“… 8 April 1864 ๐Ÿ“ Verenigde Staten

The Senate approved a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, sending it to the House for consideration. Passage reflected the Civil War, decades of antislavery struggle, and Black military service. The amendmentโ€™s later exception for punishment after conviction would leave a constitutional opening for forced labor.

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