13h 9min, jan 1, 1863 y - Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in southern states that had refused to join the Union.
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The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution granted full and equal rights to all citizens. Now those principles had to be enforced.Added to timeline:
Date:
13h 9min, jan 1, 1863 y
Now
~ 162 years ago