The journey to making slavery illegal was long and arduous, with many twists and turns. It involved some amazing abolitionists, like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, who risked everything to fight for what's right. And, let's not forget the Underground Railroad - a secret network of routes and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
The Civil War played a huge role in the abolition of slavery, with President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. This proclamation declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be free, but it didn't actually end slavery - that would come later. It's crazy to think that there were still many years of fighting and struggle ahead.
