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Slavery
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The "Peculiar Institution" was and remains a common euphemism for slavery in the U.S. southern slave states. People to this day will speak of "the South's Peculiar Institution" as a way of referring to slavery without actually using the word "slavery."
peculiar institution
The "Peculiar Institution" was and remains a common euphemism for slavery in the U.S. southern slave states. People to this day will speak of "the South's Peculiar Institution" as a way of referring to slavery without actually using the word "slavery."
slavery
In the United States, the institution of slavery was formally abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on December 6, 1865.
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The states south of Pennsylvania clung to the institution of slavery because it was the mainstay of the cotton industry - their only major export.
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Abolitionists believed that slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished because it violated the principles of equality and human rights. They advocated for the immediate emancipation of enslaved individuals and the end of the institution of slavery.