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January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation Takes Effect
President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation took effect, declaring enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
January 31, 1865
Thirteenth Amendment Ratified
The 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was ratified by the required number of states.
January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
February 12, 1909
NAACP Founded Date
The NAACP was founded on Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday by a multiracial group of activists.