Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
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Jun 19, 2025 · social_movement
Juneteenth: Texas Slaveholders Hid Emancipation for Two and a Half Years
Dec 6, 1865 · legislative
Thirteenth Amendment abolishes slavery except as punishment for crime
Nov 8, 1864 · political
Union soldiers vote by mail in 1864 presidential election first large-scale absentee voting in US
Jan 1, 1863 · executive
Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved people in rebelling areas
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