jul 30, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation

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During the height of the Civil War. this piece of legislation, passed by President Lincoln, banned slavery in all states currently in rebellion. He did this with hope that since the South heavily relied on slave labor for their economy, However since these states were in rebellion, they hardly obeyed forcing this to be eventually replaced by the 13th amendment.

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