Sentences with phrase «finally abolish slavery»
This law will finally abolish slavery in the United States; Lincoln feels he needs to achieve this prior to the reunification of the country or else passage will become much more difficult.
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It was not until the great Civil War amendments that slavery was finally abolished and the promise of «equal protection of the laws» was made — a promise that has not yet been kept.
It was less than 50 years ago when we finally passed the federal voting rights act in this country and less than 150 years since slavery was abolished.