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Jan 31 Congress passes, by vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States – except as punishment for a crime ; Jan 31 General Robert E. Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies during US Civil War
6 days ago · On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. This day has come to be known as Juneteenth, a combination of June and 19th. It is is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
Jul 9, 2019 · In what is now known as Juneteenth, on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War is over and slavery in the United States is abolished. A mix of June...
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Nov 13, 2009 · On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery, is ratified. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment...
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Jul 21, 2010 · On December 2, 1865, Georgia became the 27th state to ratify the 13th Amendment, thus giving it the requisite three-fourths majority of states’ approval necessary to make it the law of the...
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On December 18, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery throughout the United States. This was the first of three Reconstruction amendments to the U.S. Constitution giving Congress new power to define and protect civil rights at the federal level.
Jun 19, 2020 · Rewind the clock about 155 years, and you would find yourself in 1865. And if you were an enslaved man, woman or child in Texas, it was the day that the news of liberation reached your state,...
