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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the emancipation of the slaves. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and for younger readers.
Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869 by 
Final Freedom: The Civil War, the Abolition of Slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment by 
Lincoln, Congress, and Emancipation by 
Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment by 
Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery: The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union by 
The Promises of Liberty: The History and Contemporary Relevance of the Thirteenth Amendment by 
The Reconstruction Amendments' Debates: The Legislative History and Contemporary Debates in Congress on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom: A Legal History by What God Hath Wrought: The Embodiment of Freedom in the Thirteenth Amendment by 
Who Freed the Slaves?: The Fight Over the Thirteenth Amendment by 
The Reconstruction Amendments by 
The Thirteenth Amendment by 
