Historical Illustration: Scene in the House on the Passage of the Proposition to Amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865

Historical Illustration: Scene in the House on the Passage of the Proposition to Amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865

1865

Historical Illustration

The Library of Congress presents an 1865 historical illustration, featured in Harper's Weekly, that depicts the United States House of Representatives after the ratification of the 13th Amendment--which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except in cases where it is used as punishment for a crime. The illustration portrays a room full of men with arms raised in what seems like excitement.

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