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8
April
1864

US Senate passes the Thirteenth Amendment

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📅 8 April 1864 📍 Estadonan Uni

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 amendment’s later exception for punishment after conviction would leave a constitutional opening for forced labor.

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