During President Abraham Lincoln’s second annual message, he granted freedom to any slave in the South. This speech by Lincoln was ruled unconstitutional, so he had to go through congress to pass the 13th amendment to disband slavery in the South.
University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences
During President Abraham Lincoln’s second annual message, he granted freedom to any slave in the South. This speech by Lincoln was ruled unconstitutional, so he had to go through congress to pass the 13th amendment to disband slavery in the South.