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The abolition movement in the United States was a long-running one that steadily gained greater amounts of political sway, especially over the course of the 19th century. Following the groundwork laid by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which legally freed all slaves held in Confederate states, slavery in the United States was formally abolished at the end of 1865 with the passing of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
