A momentous day in American history, December 18th, 1865, marked the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery and affirming that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States.”
A momentous day in American history, December 18th, 1865, marked the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery and affirming that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States.”