EVENT INFORMATION

31
Yanüari
1865

US House approves the Thirteenth Amendment

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📅 31 Yanüari 1865 📍 Estadonan Uni

The House passed the amendment abolishing slavery, which was later ratified by the states. Black activists had long demanded abolition and continued to press for equal rights and protection after the vote. The amendment’s punishment exception and the rise of coercive labor practices reveal the limits of formal emancipation.

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US House of Representatives

Black abolitionists

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US Congress