CIVIL RIGHTS REPUBLICANS

On This Day In History: December 18,1865 Slavery abolished in America with adoption of 13th amendment 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate with 100% Republican support, 63% Democrat opposition Following its ratification by the requisite three-quarters of the states earlier in the month, the 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” 13 amendment