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dec 6, 1856 - 1856 U.S. Congress passes 13th Amendment, "Slavery Outlawed"

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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

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dec 6, 1856
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~ 169 years ago