Commemoration of the 13th Amendment

End of Slavery in the United States

Friday, December 11, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Lincoln Cottage presented an excellent program commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ending slavery in the United States.

Officials from the Commission and the Cottage introduced professors who gave very detailed papers about how the 13th Amendment came to be and what affects it had on our country. It was great, and even the refreshments were better than at most such events.

Similar events will be held to commemorate the 14th and 15th Amendments in the coming years and I'm sure they will equally educational. There is a lot we don't know about these 3 "Reconstruction Amendments" to the U.S. Constitution.