Thirteenth Amendment Anniversary

On this day in 1865, the United States adopted the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery and servitude except as punishment for a crime.  

To learn more about the 13th Amendment, try the following resources:

• 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Library of Congress)
• 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Our Documents)
• America's Reconstruction (Digital History)
• Freedom from Slavery Timeline (Annenberg Classroom)
• The Creation of the 13th Amendment (Harper's Weekly)
• The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery (University of Missouri)

All of my posts about abolition can be found here.
All of my posts on the Civil War can be found here.