Thirteenth Amendment

ID: 1705
This file appears in: 8th of August

This issue of "Harper's Weekly" shows the scene in the US House of Representatives when the Thirteenth Amendment passed in early 1865. It was ratified in December 1865 and ended slavery in the United States. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: 8th of August

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1957 in Paducah commemorates the eighth day of August. African Americans in Paducah have traditionally observed this day in celebration of their ancestors' emancipation from…