18 Dez 1865 Jahr - 13th Amendment Adopted

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The 13th Amendment to the U.S Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption.

It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War.

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