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December 6th

1 event recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1865
    Context

    13th Amendment ratified

    The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing chattel slavery except as punishment for a crime. The exception clause becomes the legal foundation for convict leasing and later mass incarceration.

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