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Why was the thirteenth Amendment significant to Georgia during Reconstruction

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In early December 1865 the Georgia General Assembly ratified the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which ended slavery. ... Neither he nor Johnson nor any of Georgia's House delegation were allowed to take their seats.
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