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Fort Pillow Massacre
Confederates captured Fort Pillow, Tennessee. Witnesses later reported that Confederates shot down surrending Union soldiers, women, and children, including 300 African Americans.
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New Louisiana constitution
Louisiana voters approved a new state constitution abolishing slavery.
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New Maryland constitution
By a narrow margin, Maryland voters adopted a new state constitution that provided for the abolition of slavery.
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Nevada entered the Union
President Lincoln issued a proclamation admitting Nevada into the Union as a free state.
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Thirteenth Amendment ratified
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified upon Georgia’s ratification.
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Tennessee amendment abolishing slavery
The Constitutional Convention of Tennessee adopted an amendment abolishing slavery in the state.
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Missouri banned slavery
The Missouri constitutional convention banned slavery.
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Juneteenth
The Juneteenth holiday was created when news reached Texas that slavery had ended.
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Fourteenth Amendment
Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted citizenship to African Americans and reduced representation in Congress of any southern state that deprived African Americans of the vote.
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West Virginia entered the Union
West Virginia was admitted into the Union with gradual emancipation provided for in its constitution.