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Today in Supreme Court History: December 6, 1865
12/6/1865: The 13th Amendment is ratified.
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For reasons I don't understand, it did not apply to the Creek Nation intil a separate treaty was signed in 1866.
But regardless, this shows how Junteenth is bullshyte.
Is this a sad day for you Joshie?
This was once to be the "13th Amendment":
No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
It is technically still an active amendment.