On this day (Dec. 6th) 155 years ago, our country founded on ideals of freedom and universal equality finally ended the legal institution of slavery when Congress ratified the 13th Amendment. Colfax Avenue namesake Schuyler Colfax was the Speaker of the House at the time, and considered it the pinnacle of his political career.
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