On This Day in History

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Dec 062010
 

On This Day in 1865 — Thanks to Republicans — Slavery was Abolished

Despite protests from the Democrats, the Republican Party made banning slavery part of its national platform in 1864. Senator Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) wrote the final version of the text, combining the proposed wordings of several other Republican congressmen.

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