JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT

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The Rhode Island General Assembly adopted a joint resolution withdrawing the state's earlier approval of the Corwin Amendment, a proposed constitutional change that would have protected slavery. The resolution orders a certified copy to be sent to federal officials and asks that it be printed in the Congressional Record. While it does not alter the U.S. Constitution, it formally repudiates Rhode Island's historic ratification.

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