USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is recognized by many as the formal abolition of slavery in the United States. However, it only ended chattel slavery – slavery in which an individual is considered the personal property of another.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, effective on January 1, 1863, declared that the enslaved in Confederate-controlled areas were free.

Detailed explanation-4: -U.S. Constitution-Thirteenth Amendment | Resources | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 2012 film Lincoln told the story of President Abraham Lincoln and the final month of debate over the Thirteenth Amendment, leading to its passage by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865.