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jan 21, 1865 - 13th Amendment

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This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude (except for as punishment for crime) in the U.S .

It also gave Congress the power to enforce this abolishment. The significance of this amendment is that it freed almost four million people (about ⅓ of the South’s population) from slavery.

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jan 21, 1865
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~ 160 years ago