160 years ago today, the 13th Amendment was passed by the U.S. Congress. Signed by President Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments following the Civil War, abolished slavery in the USA 🇺🇸.
#BlackHistory #Reconstruction
160 years ago today, the 13th Amendment was passed by the U.S. Congress. Signed by President Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments following the Civil War, abolished slavery in the USA 🇺🇸.
#BlackHistory #Reconstruction