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New Jersey ratified the 13th Amendment to the U.S. constitution (abolishing slavery) on Jan. 23, 1866 after initially rejecting it March 16, 1865. Why did they initially reject it?

by /u/ArmandoAlvarezWF in /r/AskHistorians

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