What's this? An actual attempt to resolve the issue of slavery in America? That's right. We know, we're shocked as well.

It took the largest war in U.S. history to get it done, but good ol' Honest Abe finally managed to do something about the whole "people as property" thing that had eating at America for the past century and more.

Of course, this didn't really end the systemic plight of Black Americans, but at least they weren't legally property, even if their situation was basically the same.