058 - Breaking The Chains: The Passage Of The 13th Amendment

Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War · Jan 31, 2023 · 50m

About this episode:

Shockingly brief given the lives lost, cost, and national trauma, but the American Civil War’s two greatest significances are that the nation was preserved and that slavery was ended. This is the story of a major step in ridding this country's association with “the peculiar institution.” This is the story of the labored steps for the passage of the 13th Amendment.

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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:

Horace Greeley

Lyman Trumbull

Edward Bates

Thomas Corwin

James Mitchell Ashley

Thaddeus Stevens

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