When was slavery abolished in america?
Many people believe that slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. This is untrue, since the Confederacy still existed, and ironically, slavery still existed in slave states that stayed loyal to the union. Slavery legally ended in the United States with the passage of the 13th Amendent on December 6, 1865. Look here for more information: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.
