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Joint Resolution of the United States Congress, Proposing the 13th Amendment to Abolish Slavery, 1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-18651865-02-01
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution, not the Emancipation Proclamation, formally abolished slavery in the United States. With the adoption of this amendment the United States found a final solution to the issue of slavery. The word "Duplicate" at the top indicates the bill was passed by Congress but had not yet been ratified by the states.
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- Title: Joint Resolution of the United States Congress, Proposing the 13th Amendment to Abolish Slavery, 1865
- Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Date: 1865-02-01
- Date Created: 1865-02-01
- Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
- Subject Keywords: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885, Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891, United States. Congress, United States. Constitution. 13th Amendment, Constitutional amendments, Antislavery movements, Civil wars, United States presidents, Vice-presidents, Civil rights, Resolutions (Administrative records)
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=236590
- Object Name: Resolution (Administrative record)
- Object ID: 60.108.1
- Image ID: THF118475
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson Pomeroy
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