An Analysis of Declarations and Legislation Abolishing Slavery in United States (862 words, 4 pages)
The problem of discrimination has been around since the writing of theDeclaration of Independence in 1776. The U.S. Constitution said nothing ofequality instead, it legitimized the institution of slavery. TheEmancipation Proclamation issued January 1, 1863, set slaves in the confederatestates free. The Thirteenth Amendment permanently abolished slavery. The formerconfederate states, ...
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