Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not abolish slavery, as many people believe, but simply freed a select group of slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation, give on September 23, 1862, stated that all slaves currently in states that were rebelling against the Union were freed from slavery.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, on the other hand, is the prohibition of slavery. This amendment stated that slavery is an illegal practice and will no longer be used as a form of labor by any means of the word. The Thirteenth Amendment set every slave free forever.
Sources:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAS13.htm
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