On this day in history, December 6th

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Colins Place

1865:

Slavery in the United States was officially abolished when the
Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

About Colins Place

Originally from the UK, now living and working amongst the corn and beans in small town Midwest USA
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