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January 31, 1865 · Emancipation & Constitutional Change

The Amendment Cleared Congress

The House approved the proposed Thirteenth Amendment, sending constitutional abolition to the states after generations of Black resistance and abolitionist struggle.

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Then

Enslaved people resisted, escaped, built families and institutions, and forced the nation to confront slavery’s violence.

Now

Congressional passage created a path to nationwide constitutional abolition—but did not itself complete ratification.

Next

Study both the freedom the amendment secured and the punishment exception that remained in its text.

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