THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, THE


Meaning of THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, THE in English

ˌThirteenth Aˈmendment, the BrE AmE

an addition to the US Constitution which ended ↑ slavery in the US. It was passed by Congress in 1865, after the Civil War.

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