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Georgia's vote means the Thirteenth Amendment is the law of the land...
Georgia's vote means the Thirteenth Amendment is the law of the land...
Item # 706986
December 07, 1865
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 1865
* Slavery abolished in America (historic)
* 13th Thirteenth Amendment ratification
Page 2 begins with a very historic report headed: "OFFICIAL" "Georgia the Twenty-eighth State, Ratifies the Constitutional Amendment" with the letter from Milledgeville. Thus, three-quarters of the states have ratified the 13th Amendment forbidding slavery, and it now becomes the law of the land. Terrific to have this report in this newspaper, which was the mouthpiece of the federal government.
Four pages, large folio size, very nice condition. Folder size is for the issue folded in half.
background: The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on December 6, 1865, marked a monumental shift in American history by abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was a direct consequence of the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, which freed slaves in Confederate states but did not permanently outlaw slavery across the nation. After the Union victory, it became clear that a constitutional amendment was necessary to end slavery universally. The amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, following approval by the Senate the previous year, and was sent to the states for ratification. By December, it had been ratified by three-fourths of the states, with 27 out of 36 states voting in favor, thus formally ending slavery in the United States. Despite its sweeping victory for freedom, the amendment did not immediately guarantee full civil rights for African Americans, as the passage of laws like the Black Codes in Southern states and the absence of federal protection left many former slaves disenfranchised and oppressed. Nevertheless, the 13th Amendment laid the groundwork for subsequent legal changes, setting the stage for the Civil Rights Movement and the eventual struggle for racial equality in the United States.
Category: Post-Civil War
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