13th Amendment ratified; Rolling Stones concert leads to tragedy: Today in history, Dec. 6

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th ...
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December 6, 13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th ...
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On Air Today: Celebrating the 13th Amendment, 160 Years Later

This weekend, multiple local organizations are teaming up for a pair of events to mark the 160th anniversary of the 13th ...

This Day in History: 13th Amendment is ratified, ending slavery in the U.S.

December 5, 1933. It’s last call for prohibition! The 21st Amendment repeals the 18th Amendment, thereby legalizing the ...
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America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Ratification of the 13th Amendment

On this day 160 years ago, the United States of America ratified the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, immortalizing a self-evident principle that ...
Washington Examiner

The revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment

This week marks the 160th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment. Congress, dominated by free state Republicans after the secession of slaveholding states, worked for 18 months to secure ...
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Thanks to 'Lincoln,' Mississippi Has Finally, Definitely Ratified the Thirteenth Amendment

A middle-aged recent immigrant from India recently set into motion a series of events that eventually led to Mississippi finally retifying the Constitutional amendment banning slavery. The rousing ...