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The 13th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which abolished slavery, was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864. This account from the Greenfield, Massachusetts, Gazette and Courier newspaper reports on the celebration in Greenfield upon its passage. The celebration included ringing the church bells and a large meeting in Washington Hall. The Gazette & Courier was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from July 20, 1841 until June 24, 1932. Before 1841 the newspaper's name changed quite frequently, with Gazette a frequent part of the title.

 

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"The News from Home. Greenfield Items" excerpt on the passage of the Constitution Amendment fr. the Gazette & Courier newspaper

publisher   Greenfield Gazette and Courier
date   Feb 16, 1865
location   Greenfield, Massachusetts
height   9.0"
width   3.5"
process/materials   printed paper, ink
item type   Periodicals/Newspaper
accession #   #L05.136


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"How the news of the Constitutional Amendment was received" article from the Gazette and Courier newspaper

"Amendment of the Constitution the Only Way to Kill Slavery" article from Gazette and Courier newspaper

"Constitutional Amendments" article from the Gazette and Courier newspaper


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