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1865, the 13th amendment. Slave trade illegal in 1808

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Slavery was abolished in the United States on December 6, 1865. It was added as the thirteenth amendment to the United States Constitution.

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The 13th amendment to the Constitution in January,1865 but not ratified until Dec 18, 1865. Lincoln never saw the ratification.

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