Tag: 13th amendment
Emancipation Proclamation: The 13th Amendment
Today’s blog post comes from National Archives social media intern Anna Fitzpatrick. The news of the Emancipation Proclamation was greeted with joy, even though it did not free all the slaves. Because of the limitations of the proclamation, and because it depended on a Union military victory, President Lincoln recognized that the Emancipation Proclamation would [...]
Posted by Hilary on January 3, 2013, under - Civil War, - Presidents.
Tags: 13th amendment, Congress, Constitution, emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, guest post
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The other 13th Amendment
The year 1861 was a dire one for the United States. In its opening months, five southern states joined South Carolina in seceding from the Union. In the recent 1860 election, the victor Abraham Lincoln hadn’t even appeared on the ballots of a third of the states in the Union. A bloody civil war loomed. [...]
Posted by Rob Crotty on December 7, 2010, under - Civil Rights, - Civil War, - Constitution.
Tags: 13th amendment, civil war history, compromise, history of slavery, legal slavery, National Archives Official Blog, strange but true
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