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Celebrate the 13th Amendment and the Abolition of Slavery

152 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln signed a joint Congressional resolution proposing the 13th Amendment.  When ratified later that year, the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States.  Read the text of the 13th Amendment and see an image of the original document at the Library of Congress.

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