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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06079 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | An ordinance prohibiting slavery in the State of North Carolina. |
| Date | 1865 |
| Author | North Carolina. Constitutional Convention (1865) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Ordinance No. 16, introduced by Mr. Settle. Declares, "... it is hereby declared and ordained, That Slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than for crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby forever prohibited within the State." |
| Subjects | Reconstruction Slavery Indentured Servant African American History Law Abolition State Constitution Prisoner |
| Place written | North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | The North Carolina Convention of 1865-66, called by the Provisional Governor on orders of the President, nullified secession and abolished slavery, with voters approval, in 1865. It also drafted a revised Constitution in 1866. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |