1865 ⟶ Reconstruction Begins; Slavery Abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment
1865–1877: Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is b...
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📜 Emancipation Proclamation Issued by Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in Confederate territories free, a pivotal step toward abolishing slavery in the United States.⟶
American Civil WarSlaveryEmancipationAbolitionismAbraham LincolnCivil Rights
United States📜 Reconstruction Begins; Slavery Abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment
1865–1877: Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.⟶
ReconstructionCivil RightsSlaveryAbolitionCivil WarPost-WarLegislation
United States📜 Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Approved
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is approved.⟶
Civil RightsConstitutional LawReconstruction EraEqualityCitizenshipAmerican PoliticsLegal History
United States🗳️ Voting Age Lowered to 18 in the United States
July 5: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, formally certified by President Richard Nixon, lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.⟶
United States ConstitutionVoting RightsCivil RightsRichard NixonLegislation
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