1865: 13th Amendment Passes House
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As the Union nears victory in the Civil War, a constitutional amendment that would ban slavery wins a close vote. All that's needed now is ratification by three-quarters of the states. But do states at war with the U.S. count? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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