FEBRUARY 1, 1865: LINCOLN ABOLISHES SLAVERY
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States (except as punishment for a crime).
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FEBRUARY 1, 1865: LINCOLN ABOLISHES SLAVERY
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States (except as punishment for a crime).