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Slavery was outlawed by an amendment to the US Constitution in 1865.

Each state where slavery was legal had to change their laws to match Federal Laws and that process took several more years.

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Slavery in the United States was abolished by the passage of the 13th amendment of the US Constitution in December, 1865. Amending the US Constitution was the only way to do this because in 1857, the US Supreme Court ruled in the Dredd Scott case that slaves were property, and never could be considered US citizens, let alone to vote. Other amendments would need to be passed to fix that.

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Missisippi just outlawed theres about 20 years ago.

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The importation of slaves was outlawed in the United States in 1807. This happened under the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807.

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it was agreed to be prohibited in 1808.

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Involuntary servitude was outlawed after the civil war on January 31, 1865 by the 13th amendment.

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It is because they were kidnapped slaves from Africa.

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