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1865

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13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

The 13th Amendment, ratified on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime. It was the first of the Reconstruction Amendments and legally ended chattel slavery nationwide. This landmark legislation fulfilled a central goal of the abolition movement.

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